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Quantum Instantons and Quantum Chaos

Quantum Physics 2016-08-15 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Based on a closed form expression for the path integral of quantum transition amplitudes, we suggest rigorous definitions of both, quantum instantons and quantum chaos. As an example we compute the quantum instanton of the double well potential.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9910116,
  title  = {Quantum Instantons and Quantum Chaos},
  author = {H. Jirari and H. Kröger and X. Q. Luo and K. J. M. Moriarty and S. G. Rubin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9910116},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Extended version with new figures. Text (LaTeX), 5 Figures (epsi files)