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Evolution operator for time-dependent non-Hermitian Hami ltonians

Bijan Bagchi
- Vol. 1, Iss: 3, pp 4-8
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For non-Hermitian time-dependent systems, a closed form expression for the evolution operator is not available as mentioned in this paper, but a procedure for deriving the solution of Liuville-Bloch equations in the product form of exponential operators was developed by A.P.Rau.
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The evolution operator \(U(t)\) for a time-independent parity-time-symmetric systems is well studied in the literature. However, for the non-Hermitian time-dependent systems, a closed form expression for the evolution operator is not available. In this paper, we make use of a procedure, originally developed by A.R.P. Rau [Phys.Rev.Lett, 81, 4785-4789 (1998)], in the context of deriving the solution of Liuville-Bloch equations in the product form of exponential operators when time-dependent external elds are present, for the evaluation of \(U(t)\) in the interaction picture wherein the corresponding Hamiltonian is time-dependent and in general non-Hermitian. This amounts to a transformation of the whole scheme in terms of addressing a nonlinear Riccati equation the existence of whose solutions depends on the fulllment of a certain accompanying integrabilty condition.

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