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View SchemaAn Algorithmic Test for Diagonalizability of Finite-Dimensional PT-Invariant Systems
| Authors | Stefan Weigert |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0506042 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0506042 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0305-4470/39/1/017 |
| Journal | J. Phys. A 39 (2006) 235 |
Abstract
A non-Hermitean operator does not necessarily have a complete set of eigenstates, contrary to a Hermitean one. An algorithm is presented which allows one to decide whether the eigenstates of a given PT-invariant operator on a finite-dimensional space are complete or not. In other words, the algorithm checks whether a given PT-symmetric matrix is diagonalizable. The procedure neither requires to calculate any single eigenvalue nor any numerical approximation.
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