Published October 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

New framework for the Feynman path integral

  • 1. Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor

Description

The well-known Fourier integral solution of the free diffusion equation in an arbitrary Euclidean space is reduced to Feynmannian integrals using the method partly contained in the formulation of the Fresnelian integral. By replacing the standard Hilbert space underlying the present mathematical formulation of the Feynman path integral by a new Hilbert space, the space of classical paths on the tangent bundle to the Euclidean space (and more general to an arbitrary Riemannian manifold) equipped with a natural inner product, we show that our Feynmannian integral is in better agreement with the qualitative features of the original Feynman path integral than the previous formulations of the integral

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Int. J. Theor. Phys.
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
10
Series
Int. J. Theor. Phys.
Journal Page Range
1075-1094
ISSN
0020-7748
CODEN
IJTPB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18053404
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFUSION; FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HILBERT SPACE; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; RIEMANN SPACE
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; INTEGRALS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; TRANSFORMATIONS