Rigorous Time Slicing Approach to Feynman Path Integrals / by Daisuke Fujiwara

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Fujiwara, Daisuke [aut]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Mathematical Physics Studies | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Tokyo : Springer, 2017Description: Online-Ressource (IX, 333 p. 1 illus, online resource)ISBN:

9784431565536

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Additional physical formats: 9784431565512 | Druckausg.: 978-4-431-56551-2 | Erscheint auch als: Rigorous time slicing approach to Feynman path integrals. Druck-Ausgabe Tokyo : Springer, 2017. ix, 333 SeitenDDC classification:

530.15

MSC: MSC: *81-02 | 81Q30 | 81Q05 | 35Q40 | 81S40 | 00A79RVK: RVK: SK 950LOC classification:

QA401-425 QC19.2-20.85
QA401-425
QC19.2-20.85

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56553-6Online resources:

Summary: Part I Convergence of Time Slicing Approximation of Feynman Path Integrals -- 1 Feynman’s idea -- 2 Assumption on Potentials -- 3 Path Integrals and Oscillatory Integrals -- 4 Statement of Main Results -- 5 Convergence of Feynman Path Integrals -- 6 Feynman Path Integral and Schr¨odinger Equation -- Part II Supplement-Some Results of Real Analysis -- 7 Kumano-go-Taniguchi Theorem -- 8 Stationary Phase Method for Oscillatory Integrals over a Space of Large Dimension -- 9 L2-boundedness of Oscillatory Integral Operators -- Bibliography -- IndexSummary: This book proves that Feynman's original definition of the path integral actually converges to the fundamental solution of the Schrödinger equation at least in the short term if the potential is differentiable sufficiently many times and its derivatives of order equal to or higher than two are bounded. The semi-classical asymptotic formula up to the second term of the fundamental solution is also proved by a method different from that of Birkhoff. A bound of the remainder term is also proved. The Feynman path integral is a method of quantization using the Lagrangian function, whereas Schrödinger's quantization uses the Hamiltonian function. These two methods are believed to be equivalent. But equivalence is not fully proved mathematically, because, compared with Schrödinger's method, there is still much to be done concerning rigorous mathematical treatment of Feynman's method. Feynman himself defined a path integral as the limit of a sequence of integrals over finite-dimensional spaces which is obtained by dividing the time interval into small pieces. This method is called the time slicing approximation method or the time slicing method. This book consists of two parts. Part I is the main part. The time slicing method is performed step by step in detail in Part I. The time interval is divided into small pieces. Corresponding to each division a finite-dimensional integral is constructed following Feynman's famous paper. This finite-dimensional integral is not absolutely convergent. Owing to the assumption of the potential, it is an oscillatory integral. The oscillatory integral techniques developed in the theory of partial differential equations are applied to it. It turns out that the finite-dimensional integral gives a finite definite value. The stationary phase method is applied to it. Basic properties of oscillatory integrals and the stationary phase method are explained in the book in detail. Those finite-dimensional integrals form a sequence of approximation of the Feynman path integral when the division goes finer and finer. A careful discussion is required to prove the convergence of the approximate sequence as the length of each of the small subintervals tends to 0. For that purpose the book uses the stationary phase method of oscillatory integrals over a space of large dimension, of which the detailed proof is given in Part II of the book. By virtue of this method, the approximate sequence converges to the limit. This proves that the Feynman pa ...PPN: PPN: 1659305675Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXMS | ZDB-2-SMA

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