Algebraic structure of the Feynman propagator and a new correspondence for canonical transformations
Akihiro Ogura, Motoo Sekiguchi
We investigate the algebraic structure of the Feynman propagator with a general time-dependent quadratic Hamiltonian system. Using the Lie-algebraic technique, we obtain a normal-ordered form of the time-evolution operator, and then the propagator is easily derived by a simple “integration within ordered product” technique. It is found that this propagator contains a classical generating function, which demonstrates a new correspondence between classical and quantum mechanics.
arXiv:0707.4531•Journal of Mathematical Physics•Jul 1, 2007•4 citations