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Record Nr.

UNISA996466492503316

Autore

Albeverio S. A. Sergio

Titolo

Mathematical theory of Feynman path integrals / / Sergio Albeverio, Raphael Höegh-Krohn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Heidelberg ; ; New York : , : Springer-Verlag, , [1976]

©1976

ISBN

3-540-38250-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 1976.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 186 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ; ; 523

Classificazione

81Q30

Disciplina

515.353

Soggetti

Differential equations, Partial

Feynman integrals

Path integrals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The fresnel integral of functions on a separable real Hilbert space -- The Feynman path integral in potential scattering -- The fresnel integral relative to a non singular quadratic form -- Feynman path integrals for the anharmonic oscillator -- Expectations with respect to the ground state of the harmonic oscillator -- Expectations with respect to the Gibbs state of the harmonic oscillator -- The invariant quasi-free states -- The Feynman history integrals for the relativistic quantum boson field.

Sommario/riassunto

Feynman path integrals integrals, suggested heuristically by Feynman in the 40s, have become the basis of much of contemporary physics, from non relativistic quantum mechanics to quantum fields, including gauge fields, gravitation, cosmology. Recently ideas based on Feynman path integrals have also played an important role in areas of mathematics like low dimensional topology and differential geometry, algebraic geometry, infinite dimensional analysis and geometry, and number theory. The 2nd edition of LNM 523 is based on the two first authors' mathematical approach of this theory presented in its 1st edition in 1976. To take care of the many developments which have occurred since then, an entire new chapter about the current forefront of research has been added. Except for this new chapter, the basic



material and presentation of the first edition was mantained, a few misprints have been corrected. At the end of each chapter the reader will also find notes with further bibliographical information.