PATH-INTEGRALS IN DYNAMICS,

Abstract

The Lagrangian formulation of quantum dynamics in terms of path-integrals due to Feynman describes systems for which the Hamiltonian is classical in form and quantization is carried out in terms of commutators rather than anticommutators. The difficulty with the Feynman method is the actual evaluation of the pathintegral itself. An explicit evaluation is given for classical wave motion in one dimension. This requires an extension of the Feynman method which was introduced by Tobocman and studied in detail by Davies. The work of Corson on the question of a unified formulation of dynamics is discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0624125

Entities

People

  • A. M. Arthurs

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commutators
  • Dynamics
  • Integrals
  • Path Integrals
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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