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Quantum physics

a degeneracy of non-Hermitian systems where two or more eigenvalues and their eigenvectors coalesce, giving sharp parameter sensitivity.

In quantum physics, exceptional point refers to a degeneracy of non-Hermitian systems where two or more eigenvalues and their eigenvectors coalesce, giving sharp parameter sensitivity. This meaning comes from Heiss (2012) in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical.[1]

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References

Heiss, W. D. (2012). The physics of exceptional points. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 45(44), 444016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/45/44/444016

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