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We introduce non-Hermitian generalizations of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) which appear in the topological phase of a weakly dissipative Kitaev chain coupled to a Markovian bath. Notably, the presence of MZMs ensures that the steady state in the absence of decoherence events is two-fold degenerate. Within a stochastic wavefunction approach, the effective Hamiltonian governing the coherent, non-unitary dynamics retains BDI classification of the closed limit, but belongs to one of four non-Hermitian flavors of the ten-fold way. We argue for the stability of MZMs due to a generalization of particle-hole symmetry, and uncover the resulting topological phase diagram. Qualitative features of our study generalize to two-dimensional chiral superconductors. The dissipative superconducting chain can be mapped to an Ising model in a complex transverse field, and we discuss potential signatures of the degeneracy.
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