Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General
Path integral for coherent states of the dynamical U2group and U2/1supergroup
E. A. Kochetov
Abstract
A path-integral formulation in the representation of coherent states for the unitary U 2 group and U 2/1 supergroup is introduced. U 2 and U 2/1 path integrals are shown to be defined on the coset spaces U 2 /U 1 (X)U 1 and U 2/1 /U 1/1 (X)U 1 respectively. These cosets appear as curved classical phase spaces. Partition functions are expressed as path integrals over these spaces. In the case when U 2 and U 2/1 are the dynamical groups, the corresponding path integrals are evaluated with the help of linear fractional transformations that appear as the group (supergroup) action in the coset space (superspace). Possible applications for quantum models are discussed.