Remarks on PT-pseudo-norm in PT-symmetric quantum mechanics

Abstract

This paper presents an underlying analytical relationship between the $\mathcal{PT}$-pseudo-norm associated with the $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric Hamiltonian $H = p^2+ V(q)$ and the Stokes multiplier of the differential equation corresponding to this Hamiltonian. We show that the sign alternation of $\mathcal{PT}$-pseudo-norm, which has been observed as a generic feature of the $\mathcal{PT}$-inner product, is essentially controlled by the derivative of Stokes multiplier with respect to eigenparameter.