-Symmetry breaking in quantum spin chains with exceptional non-Hermiticities
arXiv:2304.10064 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.108.062205
Abstract
Since the realization of quantum systems described by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with parity-time (PT) symmetry, interest in non-Hermitian, quantum many-body models has steadily grown. Most studies to-date map to traditional quantum spin models with a non-Hermiticity that arises from making the model parameters complex or purely imaginary. Here, we present a new set of models with non-Hermiticity generated by splitting a Hermitian term into two Jordan-normal form parts, and the perturbations are confined to one or two sites. We present exact diagonalization results for the PT-threshold in such models, and provide an analytical approach for understanding the numerical results. Surprisingly, with non-Hermitian potentials confined to two or even a single site, we find a robust PT threshold that seems insensitive to the size of the quantum spin chain. Our results provide a pathway to experimentally feasible non-Hermitian quantum spin chains where the confluence of many-body effects and non-Hermiticity effects can be observed.
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