Non-Hermitian delocalization and eigenfunctions

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Abstract
Recent literature on delocalization in non-Hermitian systems has stressed criteria based on sensitivity of eigenvalues to boundary conditions and the existence of a nonzero current. We emphasize here that delocalization also shows up clearly in eigenfunctions, provided one studies the product of left and right eigenfunctions, as required on physical grounds, and not simply the squared modulii of the eigenfunctions themselves. We also discuss the right and left eigenfunctions of the ground state in the delocalized regime and suggest that the behavior of these functions, when considered separately, may be viewed as “intermediate” between localized and delocalized.
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