Séminaire de Physique Théorique

From PT Quantum Mechanics to PT Holography

par Dr Karl Landsteiner (IFT, University Autonoma, Madrid)

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Salle 1180 (Bât E2) (IDP, Tours)

Salle 1180 (Bât E2)

IDP, Tours

Institut Denis Poisson Université de Tours Facultés des Sciences et Techniques Parc de Grandmont 37200 Tours
Description

Traditionally a Hamiltonian is taken to be a Hermitian operator on Hilbert space. It is however well-known that certain non-Hermitian operators give rise to meaningful quantum mechanics. This is the subject of PT-symmetric quantum mechanics. I will review the physical meaning and mathematical construction of such Hamiltonians. Then I will present a new holographic model that can be viewed as dual to a strongly coupled PT-symmetric quantum field theory. A particular emphasis will be given on the PT-phase transition at zero and finite temperature.