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A Feynman-Kac formula for magnetic monopoles

Mathematical Physics 2021-02-16 v2 math.MP

Abstract

We consider the quantum mechanics of a charged particle in the presence of Dirac's magnetic monopole. Wave functions are sections of a complex line bundle and the magnetic potential is a connection on the bundle. We use a continuum eigenfunction expansion to find an invariant domain of essential self-adjointness for the Hamiltonian. This leads to a proof of the a Feynman-Kac formula expressing solutions of the imaginary time Schrodinger equation as stochastic integrals.

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@article{arxiv.2005.09438,
  title  = {A Feynman-Kac formula for magnetic monopoles},
  author = {J. Dimock},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09438},
  year   = {2021}
}

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19 pages

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