Non-hermitian physics

Y Ashida, Z Gong, M Ueda - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and
quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra …

Engineered dissipation for quantum information science

PM Harrington, EJ Mueller, KW Murch - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Quantum information processing relies on the precise control of non-classical states in the
presence of many uncontrolled environmental degrees of freedom. The interactions …

Entanglement phase transition induced by the non-Hermitian skin effect

K Kawabata, T Numasawa, S Ryu - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Recent years have seen remarkable development in open quantum systems effectively
described by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. A unique feature of non-Hermitian topological …

Review of exceptional point-based sensors

J Wiersig - Photonics research, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Exceptional points are spectral singularities in open quantum and wave systems that exhibit
a strong spectral response to perturbations. This feature can be exploited for a new …

-symmetric quantum mechanics

CM Bender, DW Hook - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2024 - APS
It is generally assumed that a Hamiltonian for a physically acceptable quantum system (one
that has a positive-definite spectrum and obeys the requirement of unitarity) must be …

Quantum exceptional points of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and Liouvillians: The effects of quantum jumps

F Minganti, A Miranowicz, RW Chhajlany, F Nori - Physical Review A, 2019 - APS
Exceptional points (EPs) correspond to degeneracies of open systems. These are attracting
much interest in optics, optoelectronics, plasmonics, and condensed matter physics. In the …

Chiral and degenerate perfect absorption on exceptional surfaces

S Soleymani, Q Zhong, M Mokim, S Rotter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Engineering light-matter interactions using non-Hermiticity, particularly through spectral
degeneracies known as exceptional points (EPs), is an emerging field with potential …

Dynamical control of quantum heat engines using exceptional points

JW Zhang, JQ Zhang, GY Ding, JC Li, JT Bu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A quantum thermal machine is an open quantum system coupled to hot and cold thermal
baths. Thus, its dynamics can be well understood using the concepts and tools from non …

Experimental Determination of -Symmetric Exceptional Points in a Single Trapped Ion

L Ding, K Shi, Q Zhang, D Shen, X Zhang, W Zhang - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Exceptional points (EPs) of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian with parity-time-reversal (PT)
symmetry have the potential to drastically enhance the capabilities of metrology and sensing …

Measuring the knot of non-Hermitian degeneracies and non-commuting braids

YSS Patil, J Höller, PA Henry, C Guria, Y Zhang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Any system of coupled oscillators may be characterized by its spectrum of resonance
frequencies (or eigenfrequencies), which can be tuned by varying the system's parameters …