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A Derivation of Geometric Quantization via Feynman's Path Integral on Phase Space

Symplectic Geometry 2024-05-28 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We derive the geometric quantization program of symplectic manifolds, in the sense of both Kostant-Souriau and Weinstein, from Feynman's path integral formulation on phase space. The state space we use contains states with negative norm and polarized sections determine a Hilbert space. We discuss ambiguities in the definition of path integrals arising from the distinct Riemann sum prescriptions and its consequence on the quantization of symplectomorphisms.

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@article{arxiv.2405.17273,
  title  = {A Derivation of Geometric Quantization via Feynman's Path Integral on Phase Space},
  author = {Joshua Lackman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.17273},
  year   = {2024}
}

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10 pages plus appendix and references