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Feynman Path Integrals

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1979
ISBN
3540095322, 9783540095323
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2685267 bytes)
Series
LNP0106
Edition
1
Pages
445\445
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Since Feynman path integrals give a new definition of quantum dynamics, it is interesting to apply them, even on a heuristic level, to domains where the usual approaches to quantization meet difficulties, for instance general relativity. In particular a definition of Feynman path integrals on curved spaces is needed. C. De Witt discusses the possibility of such a definition in analogy with the work done for the Wiener integrals on manifolds. Another domain where both the usual and the Feynman quantization procedures meet difficulties is afforded by Lagrangians involving higher than quadratic terms in the velocities.

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