Supersymmetry and the spontaneous breakdown of 𝒫𝒯 symmetry

Patrick Dorey, Clare Dunning, Roberto Tateo

Type: Article

Publication Date: 2001-07-06

Citations: 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/34/28/102

Abstract

The appearances of complex eigenvalues in the spectra of PT-symmetric quantum-mechanical systems are usually associated with a spontaneous breaking of PT. In this letter we discuss a family of models for which this phenomenon is also linked with an explicit breaking of supersymmetry. Exact level-crossings are located, and connections with N-fold supersymmetry and quasi-exact solvability in certain special cases are pointed out.

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