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The Wigner function of a dynamical infinite dimensional lattice is studied. A closed differential equation without diffusion terms for this function is obtained and solved. We map atom-photon interaction systems, such as the Jaynes-Cummings…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-08-03 A. Rosado , E. Sadurní , J. M. Torres

We discuss positivity properties of `distinguished propagators', i.e. distinguished inverses of operators that frequently occur in scattering theory and wave propagation. We relate this to the work of Duistermaat and H\"ormander on…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-27 András Vasy

The propagator which evolves the wave-function in NRQM, can be expressed as a matrix element of a time evolution operator: i.e $ G_{\rm NR}(x)= \langle{\mathbf{x}_2}|{U_{\rm NR}(t)}|{\mathbf{x}_1}\rangle$ in terms of the orthonormal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-11-10 T. Padmanabhan

This paper presents an attempt to come to a natural field model of individual photons considered as finite entities and propagating along some distinguished direction in space in a consistent translational-rotational manner. The starting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Stoil Donev , Maria Tashkova

A general formalism is given in quantum optics within a ring cavity, in which a non-linear material is stored. The method is Feynman graphical one, expressing the transition amplitude or S-matrix in terms of propagators and vertices. The…

This paper is a continuation of our previous works about coordinate, momentum, dispersion operators and phase space representation of quantum mechanics. It concerns a study on the properties of wavefunctions in the phase space…

The anyon fields have trivial $\alpha$-commutator for $\alpha$ not integer. For integer $\alpha$ the commutators become temperature-dependent operator valued distributions. The $n$-point functions do not factorize as for quasifree states.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 N. Ilieva , H. Narnhofer , W. Thirring

We show how the pre-exponential factor of the Feynman propagator for the harmonic oscillator can be computed by the generalized $\zeta$-function method. Besides, we establish a direct equivalence between this method and Schwinger's…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-05-23 F. A. Barone , C. Farina

We link the notion causality with the orientation of the 2-complex on which spin foam models are based. We show that all current spin foam models are orientation-independent, pointing out the mathematical structure behind this independence.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Daniele Oriti

The complete quasi-particle spectrum of a magnetized electromagnetic plasma is systematically explored at zero and nonzero temperatures. To this purpose, the general structure of the one-loop corrected propagator of magnetized fermions is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-01-20 N. Sadooghi , F. Taghinavaz

The equivalence of two formulations of Fokker's quantum theory is proved - based on the Feynman functional integral representation of the propagator for a system of charges with direct electromagnetic interaction and the quantum principle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-12 Natalia Gorobey , Alexander Lukyanenko , A. V. Goltsev

In quantum mechanics, the operator representing the displacement of a system in position or momentum is always accompanied by a path-dependent phase factor. In particular, two non-parallel displacements in phase space do not compose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-14 Amar C. Vutha , Eliot A. Bohr , Anthony Ransford , Wesley C. Campbell , Paul Hamilton

The weak-field expansion of the charged fermion propagator under a uniform magnetic field is studied. Starting from Schwinger's proper-time representation, we express the charged fermion propagator as an infinite series corresponding to…

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Starting from the Mellin-Barnes integral representation of a Feynman integral depending on set of kinematic variables $z_i$, we derive a system of partial differential equations w.r.t.\ new variables $x_j$, which parameterize the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-01-25 Vladimir V. Bytev , Bernd A. Kniehl , Oleg L. Veretin

The CPT-even gauge sector of the Standard Model Extension is composed of nineteen components comprised in the tensor $(K_{F})_{\mu \nu\rho\sigma}$, of \ which nine do not yield birefringence. In this work, we examine the Maxwell…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-12-24 Rodolfo Casana , Manoel M. Ferreira , Adalto R. Gomes , Frederico E. P. dos Santos

We discuss the $\phi^4$ and $\phi^6$ theory defined in a flat $D$-dimensional space-time. We assume that the system is in equilibrium with a thermal bath at temperature $\beta^{-1}$. To obtain non-perturbative result, the $ 1/N $ expansion…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 G. N. J. Ananos , N. F. Svaiter

We study spectral properties of the Fokker-Planck operator that describes particles diffusing in a quenched random velocity field. This random operator is non-Hermitian and has eigenvalues occupying a finite area in the complex plane. We…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2011-08-05 J. T. Chalker , Z. Jane Wang

In this paper, quantum mechanics on a circle with finite number of {\alpha}-uniformly distributed points is discussed. The angle operator and translation operator are defined. Using discrete angle representation, two types of discrete…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-08 Won Sang Chung , Ilyas Haouam , Hassan Hassanabadi

We review in a pedagogical way the method of differential equations for the evaluation of D-dimensionally regulated Feynman integrals. After dealing with the general features of the technique, we discuss its application in the context of…

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