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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

On the convergence of path integrals

ALVARO DE SOUZA DUTRA, Carlos Farina de Souza, Marcelo Hott

Published Sep 11, 1986• 3 citations
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Abstract

The authors discuss the convergence of path integrals by evaluating the quantum propagator of a particle under the action of a constant force by an iteration method.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/19/13/002

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