Published 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Some instructive examples of Mayer's interference in path integral

Creators

  • 1. Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna (USSR). Lab. of Theoretical Physics

Description

A new technique of path integral evaluation by a discretization procedure is proposed. It is based on the requirement, found previously, to single out the set of classical trajectories over which the summation is performed. The notion of Mayer's interference is introduced and illustrated by a number of simple examples. The choice of the set of paths is shown to induce a corresponding quantization procedure and this line is followed to demonstrate its connection with the symmetries of the problem. The possibility of extracting information on the space of quantum states from path integrals has been reviewed. A class of paths has been found; the summation over these paths within the framework of the suggested approach produces the well known results for the motion in a homogeneous field and for the harmonic oscillator

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bulg. J. Phys.
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
1
Series
Bulg. J. Phys.
Journal Page Range
11-19
ISSN
0323-9217
CODEN
BJPHD

INIS

Country of Publication
Bulgaria
Country of Input or Organization
Bulgaria
INIS RN
17037275
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL; HARMONICS; INTERFERENCE; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
INTEGRALS; MECHANICS; OSCILLATIONS