Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics and localization in physical systems

Conference ·
OSTI ID:348937
Recent studies on a delocalization phenomenon of a non-Hermitian random system is reviewed. The complex spectrum of the system indicates delocalization transition of its eigenfunctions. It is emphasized that the delocalization is related to various physical phenomena such as flux-line pinning in superconductors and population biology of bacteria colony.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
348937
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--98-3795; CONF-980896--; ON: DE99002544
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Vortex pinning and non-Hermitian quantum mechanics
Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter · OSTI ID:632628

Non-Hermitian delocalization and eigenfunctions
Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter · OSTI ID:659322

Delocalization of a non-Hermitian quantum walk on random media in one dimension
Journal Article · Tue Dec 14 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Annals of Physics · OSTI ID:23183162