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A path integral leading to higher-order Lagrangians

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

We consider a simple modification of standard phase-space path integrals and show that it leads in configuration space to Lagrangians depending also on accelerations.

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@article{arxiv.0708.4351,
  title  = {A path integral leading to higher-order Lagrangians},
  author = {Ciprian Sorin Acatrinei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.4351},
  year   = {2008}
}

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6 pages

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