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Journal of Mathematical Physics

Evaluation of the propagator for a quadratic Hamiltonian with arbitrary ordering

K. Fesseha

Published Jun 1, 1992• 4 citations
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Abstract

Path integral methods are used to derive an exact expression for the propagator for a quadratic Hamiltonian with arbitrary ordering. The van Vleck–Pauli relation is found to be a special case of our general result.
DOI
10.1063/1.529639

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