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The PT-symmetric brachistochrone problem, Lorentz boosts and non-unitary operator equivalence classes
The PT-symmetric (PTS) quantum brachistochrone problem is reanalyzed as
quantum system consisting of a non-Hermitian PTS component and a purely
Hermitian component simultaneously. Interpreting this specific setup as
subsystem of a larger Hermitian system, we find non-unitary operator
equivalence classes (conjugacy classes) as natural ingredient which contain at
least one Dirac-Hermitian representative. With the help of a geometric analysis
the compatibility of the vanishing passage time solution of a PTS
brachistochrone with the Anandan-Aharonov lower bound for passage times of
Hermitian brachistochrones is demonstrated.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures, strongly extended versio