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Our previous work on quantum mechanics in Hilbert spaces of finite dimensions N is applied to elucidate the deep meaning of Feynman's path integral pointed out by G. Svetlichny. He speculated that the secret of the Feynman path integral may…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-08-05 J Tolar , G Chadzitaskos

The alternative dynamics of loop quantum cosmology is examined by the path integral formulation. We consider the spatially flat FRW models with a massless scalar field, where the alternative quantization inherit more features from full loop…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-05 Li Qin , Guo Deng , Yongge Ma

We develop simple rules for performing integrals over products of distributions in coordinate space. Such products occur in perturbation expansions of path integrals in curvilinear coordinates, where the interactions contain terms of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 H. Kleinert , A. Chervyakov

Discretizations of the Feynman-Kac path integral representation of the quantum mechanical density matrix are investigated. Each infinite-dimensional path integral is approximated by a Riemann integral over a finite-dimensional function…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stephen D. Bond , Brian B. Laird , Benedict J. Leimkuhler

In this paper we introduce a new procedure on precise analysis of various physical manifestations in superconducting Qubits using the concept of Feynman path integral in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Three specific problem are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-27 Ali Izadi Rad , Hesam Zandi , Mehdi Fardmanesh

we will show the existence and uniqueness of a real-time, time-sliced Feynman path integral for quantum systems with vector potential. Our formulation of the path integral will be derived on the $L^2$ transition probability amplitude via…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Ken Loo

For distinguishable particles it is well known that Brownian motion and a Feynman-Kac functional can be used to calculate the path integral (for imaginary times) for a general class of scalar potentials. In order to treat identical…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 L. F. Lemmens , F. Brosens , J. T. Devreese

Path integrals are a central tool when it comes to describing quantum or thermal fluctuations of particles or fields. Their success dates back to Feynman who showed how to use them within the framework of quantum mechanics. Since then, path…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-08-31 Leticia F. Cugliandolo , Vivien Lecomte , Frédéric Van Wijland

We propose a formulation of an absorbing boundary for a quantum particle. The formulation is based on a Feynman-type integral over trajectories that are confined by the absorbing boundary. Trajectories that reach the absorbing wall are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Marchewka , Z. Schuss

We construct a path distribution representing the kinetic part of the Feynman path integral at discrete times similar to that defined by Thomas [1], but on a Hilbert space of paths rather than a nuclear sequence space. We also consider…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-10-30 Mathieu Beau , T. C. Dorlas

The algebraic approach to quantum mechanics has been vital to the development of quantum theory since its inception, and it has evolved into a mathematically rigorous $C^\ast$-algebraic formulation of the theory's axioms. Conversely, the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-03-31 John LaChapelle

One of the key elements of Feynman's formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics is a so-called Feynman path integral. It plays an important role in the theory, but it appears as a postulate based on intuition rather than a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-01-27 E. S. Nathanson , P. E. T. Jørgensen

We study certain aspects of the effective, occasionally called collective, description of complex quantum systems within the framework of the path integral formalism, in which the environment is integrated out. Generalising the standard…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 U. Eckern , M. J. Gruber , P. Schwab

Feynman path integrals provide an elegant, classically inspired representation for the quantum propagator and the quantum dynamics, through summing over a huge manifold of all possible paths. From computational and simulational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 Yanming Che , Clemens Gneiting , Franco Nori

We present a study of atom-wall interactions in non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics by functional integral methods. The Feynman-Kac path integral representation is generalized to the case when the particle interacts with a radiation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 F. Cornu , Ph. A. Martin

We revisit the path integral description of the motion of a relativistic electron. Applying a minor but well motivated conceptional change to Feynman's chessboard model, we obtain exact solutions of the Dirac equation. The calculation is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Kull , R. A. Treumann

Richard Feynman's method of path integrals is based on the fundamental assumption that a system starting at a point A and arriving at a point B takes all possible paths from A to B, with each path contributing its own (complex) probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-06 Masud Mansuripur

Feynman's path integral is generalized to quantum mechanics on p-adic space and time. Such p-adic path integral is analytically evaluated for quadratic Lagrangians. Obtained result has the same form as that one in ordinary quantum…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Branko Dragovich

We construct a quantum theory of light in nonlinear dielectric media with dispersion and absorption. We employ a mesoscopic model for the light-matter interaction that include a fourth-order nonlinearity in the material response.…

Quantum information technology is one of the fastest growing sectors within information technology. By misleading interpretations of Bohr's definition of complementarity, the foundation of nonlocal correlations of entanglement is concealed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-15 Gerold Wallner