To quantify the difference of $\eta$-inner products in $\cal PT$-symmetric theory

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a typical continuous two dimensional $\cal PT$-symmetric Hamiltonian and propose two different approaches to quantitatively show the difference between the $\eta$-inner products. Despite the continuity of Hamiltonian, the $\eta$-inner product is not continuous in some sense. It is shown that the difference between the $\eta$-inner products of broken and unbroken $\cal PT$-symmetry is lower bounded. Moreover, such a property can lead to an uncertainty relation.