Published July 10, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Particle propagation on a circle with a point interaction

  • 1. Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501 (Japan)

Description

We study a particle propagation on a circle in the presence of a point interaction. We show that the one-particle Feynman kernel can be written as the sum of reflected and transmitted trajectories which are weighted by the elements of the nth power of the scattering matrix evaluated on a line with a point interaction. As a by-product, we find a three-parameter family of trace formulae as a generalization of the Poisson summation formula

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/27/275301

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/27/275301;
PII
S1751-8113(09)08891-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
27
Journal Page Range
[14 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40074286
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
INTERACTIONS; MATRICES; PARTICLES; SCATTERING