Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics I: Instantaneous Self-Energy

arXiv:2609.23426 · cond-mat.mes-hall · Submitted 2026-09-20 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-20

Updated: 2026-09-20

Comments: 15 pages 3 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Effective Hamiltonian — 9× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hilbert Space — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Non-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics — 5× in this paper
• Non-Hermitian Skin Effect — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Non-Markovian Dynamics — 2× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Unitary Dynamics — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Benchmarking — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Dynamical regimes — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Exceptional Points (EPs) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Markovian Approximation — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Quantum Trajectories — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Self-consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Symmetry Breaking — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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