The Zeta Function Method and the Harmonic Oscillator Propagator
Physics Education
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We show how the pre-exponential factor of the Feynman propagator for the harmonic oscillator can be computed by the generalized -function method. Besides, we establish a direct equivalence between this method and Schwinger's propertime method.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0508201,
title = {The Zeta Function Method and the Harmonic Oscillator Propagator},
author = {F. A. Barone and C. Farina},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0508201},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 latex pages, no figures