Comment on Path Integral Derivation of Schrödinger Equation in Spaces with Curvature and Torsion

P. Fiziev, H. Kleinert

Published Jan 1, 1996• 3 citations

Abstract

We present a derivation of the Schr odinger equation for a path integral of a point particle in a space with curvature and torsion which is considerably shorter and more elegant than that commonly found in the literature. 1.

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