Techniques and Applications of Path Integration Schulman L. S. Paperback
Techniques and Applications of Path Integration Schulman L. S. Paperback A book of techniques and applications, this text defines the path integral and illustrates its uses by example. For…
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Techniques and Applications of Path Integration Schulman L. S. Paperback
A book of techniques and applications, this text defines the path integral and illustrates its uses by example. For applications requiring specialized knowledge, the author supplies background material.The first part of the book develops the techniques of path integration. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics; its sole prerequisite is a first course in quantum mechanics.
Topics include probability amplitudes for paths and the correspondence limit for the path integral; vector potentials; the Ito integral and gauge transformations; free particle and quadratic Lagrangians; properties of Green's functions and the Feynman-Kac formula; functional derivatives and commutation relations; Brownian motion and the Wiener integral; and perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams.The second part, dealing with applications, covers asymptotic analysis and