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Work belongs to the most basic notions in thermodynamics but it is not well understood in quantum systems, especially in open quantum systems. By introducing a novel concept of work functional along individual Feynman path, we invent a new…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-07-30 Ken Funo , H. T. Quan

A class of Laplace transforms is examined to show that particular cases of this class are associated with production-destruction and reaction-diffusion problems in physics, study of differences of independently distributed random variables…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2009-11-11 A. M. Mathai , R. K. Saxena , H. J. Haubold

Divergences that arise in the quantization of scalar quantum field models by means of a lattice-space functional integration may be attributed to a single integration variable, and this fact is demonstrated by showing that if the integrand…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 John R. Klauder

In this paper, we introduce a new method for calculating fractional integrals and differentials. The method involves an equation that we have obtained from infinite applied integration by parts. The equation works for special class of…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2023-09-08 Oleg Yaremko , Andrey Yachmenev

It is discussed an opportunity to introduce new class of quantum algorithms based on possibility to express amplitude of transition between two states of quantum system as sum of some function along all possible classical paths. Continuous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander Yu. Vlasov

This paper describes a path integral formulation of the free energy principle. The ensuing account expresses the paths or trajectories that a particle takes as it evolves over time. The main results are a method or principle of least action…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-09-25 Karl Friston , Lancelot Da Costa , Dalton A. R. Sakthivadivel , Conor Heins , Grigorios A. Pavliotis , Maxwell Ramstead , Thomas Parr

In this paper, we solve Laplace equation analytically by using differential transform method. For this purpose, we consider four models with two Dirichlet and two Neumann boundary conditions and obtain the corresponding exact solutions. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-12-30 M. Jamil Amir , M. Yaseen , Rabia Iqbal

Although the path-integral formalism is known to be equivalent to conventional quantum mechanics, it is not generally obvious how to implement path-based calculations for multi-qubit entangled states. Whether one takes the formal view of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-08 Narayani Tyagi , Ken Wharton

Integro-differential methods, currently exploited in calculus, provide an inexhaustible source of tools to be applied to a wide class of problems, involving the theory of special functions and other subjects. The use of integral transforms…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2019-06-04 G. Dattoli , E. Di Palma , E. Sabia , K. Górska , A. Horzela , K. A. Penson

A new method for finding first integrals of discrete equations is presented. It can be used for discrete equations which do not possess a variational (Lagrangian or Hamiltonian) formulation. The method is based on a newly established…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2013-11-08 V. Dorodnitsyn , E. Kaptsov , R. Kozlov , P. Winternitz

In this paper, we derive certain formulas giving the Laplace transforms of two generalized fractional integral operators introduced recently in [Fract. Calc. Appl. Anal. 20 (2) (2017), 422--446]. The main results provide generalizations to…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Min-Jie Luo , Jing-Yi Shen , Ravinder Krishna Raina

The path integral formalism gives a very illustrative and intuitive understanding of quantum mechanics but due to its difficult sum over phases one usually prefers Schr\"odinger's approach. We will show that it is possible to calculate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Dullweber , E. R. Hilf , E. Mendel

A new method is presented for obtaining indefinite integrals of common special functions. The approach is based on a Lagrangian formulation of the general homogeneous linear ordinary differential equation of second order. A general integral…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-04-24 John T. Conway

The functional integral has many triumphs in elucidating quantum theory. But incorporating charge fractionalization into that formalism remains a challenge.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 R. Jackiw

Vacuum energy and other spectral functions of Laplace-type differential operators have been studied approximately by classical-path constructions and more fundamentally by boundary integral equations. As the first step in a program of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-07-21 S. A. Fulling

The path integral for the propagator is expanded into a perturbation series, which can be exactly summed in the case of $\delta$-function perturbations giving a closed expression for the (energy-dependent) Green function. Making the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 Christian Grosche

Integral transformations are useful mathematical tool to work out signals and wave-packets in electronic devices. They may be used in software protocols. Necessary knowledge may come from quantum field theory, in particular from quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-10 Gustavo Alvarez , Igor Kondrashuk

We present an extension of a previously developed method employing the formalism of the fractional derivatives to solve new classes of integral equations. This method uses different forms of integral operators that generalizes the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-07-30 D. Babusci , G. Dattoli , D. Sacchetti

This paper examines solutions to the Laplace equation using analytical techniques, including separation of variables and the Poisson integral formula, and probabilistic methods, such as Brownian motion. We address applications to imaging,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-08-19 Arina Oberoi

We explore the possibility of using the method of classical integral transforms to solve a class of $q$-difference-differential equations. The Laplace and the Mellin transform of $q$-derivatives are derived. The results show that the Mellin…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Choon-Lin Ho