The duality between a non-Hermitian two-state quantum system and a massless charged particle

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作者
Botet, Robert [1 ]
Kuratsuji, Hiroshi [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris Saclay, CNRS UMR8502, Lab Phys Solides, Ctr Orsay, Bat 5l0, F-91405 Orsay, France
[2] Ritsumeikan Univ BKC, Fac Sci & Engn, Noji Hill, Kusatsu 5258577, Japan
关键词
non-Hermitian quantum systems; two-state quantum systems; charged massless particles; optical Stokes parameters; FEYNMANS PROOF; SCHRODINGER EQUATION; PSEUDO-HERMITICITY; UNIFIED THEORY; REPRESENTATION; EVOLUTION; SYMMETRY; DYNAMICS; PHYSICS; PHOTON;
D O I
10.1088/1751-8121/aaf479
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We show that the equations for the dynamics of a non-Hermitian two-state quantum system arc the same as the equations of motion for a massless charged particle in an electromagnetic field. Using simple analytical arguments to prove this unexpected duality between two very different domains in physics, we further exemplify it through a case-study of polarization of light propagating in a dichroic medium with magneto-optic activity.
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