Published November 23, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Minimal length in quantum mechanics and non-Hermitian Hamiltonian systems

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 92 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata 700 009 (India)
  • 2. Centre for Mathematical Science, City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB (United Kingdom)

Description

Deformations of the canonical commutation relations lead to non-Hermitian momentum and position operators and therefore almost inevitably to non-Hermitian Hamiltonians. We demonstrate that such type of deformed quantum mechanical systems may be treated in a similar framework as quasi/pseudo and/or PT-symmetric systems, which have recently attracted much attention. For a newly proposed deformation of exponential type we compute the minimal uncertainty and minimal length, which are essential in almost all approaches to quantum gravity.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2009.09.054

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2009.09.054;
arXiv
arXiv:0907.5354v1;
PII
S0375-9601(09)01213-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
373
Journal Issue
47
Journal Page Range
p. 4307-4310
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41107812
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COMMUTATION RELATIONS; HAMILTONIANS; POSITION OPERATORS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS

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