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Title: PT-symmetric kinks

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
 [1];  [2]
  1. Abdus Salam ICTP, Strada Costiera 11, Trieste, I-34100 (Italy) and UNESP-Campus de Guaratingueta-DFQ, Departmento de Fisica e Quimica, 12516-410 Guaratingueta SP (Brazil)
  2. UNESP-Campus de Guaratingueta-DFQ, Departmento de Fisica e Quimica, 12516-410 Guaratingueta SP (Brazil)

Some kinks for non-Hermitian quantum field theories in 1+1 dimensions are constructed. A class of models where the soliton energies are stable and real are found. Although these kinks are not Hermitian, they are symmetric under PT transformations.

OSTI ID:
20933324
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 75, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.125001; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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