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Stochastic analysis and mathematical physics (SAMP/ANESTOC 2002) : proceedings of the Mathematical Legacy of R P Feynman, Lisbon, Portugal, 3 - 7, June 2002, proceedings of the Open Systems and Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Santiago, Chile, 7 - 11, January 2002

Rolando Rebollendo, Jorge Rezende, Jean-Claude Zambrini

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Abstract

The book collects a series of papers centered on two main streams: Feynman path integral approach to Quantum Mechanics and statistical mechanics of quantum open systems. Key authors discuss the state-of-the-art within their fields of expertise. In addition, the volume includes a number of contributed papers with new results, which have been thoroughly refereed. The contributions in this volume highlight emergent research in the area of stochastic analysis and mathematical physics, focusing, in particular on Feynman functional integral approach and, on the other hand, in quantum probability. The book is addressed to an audience of mathematical physicists, as well as specialists in probability theory, stochastic analysis and operator algebras.

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Stochastics and quantum mechanics : Swansea, Summer 1990

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"This volume contains papers which were presented at a series of short meetings collectively entitled "Stochastics and Quantum Mechanics" held in Swansea over the summer of 1990. Also included are some papers not presented at the meetings, but in the same subject area, authored by attendees or their co-workers. The topics covered include diffusion processes, stochastic mechanics, statistical mechanics, large deviations and Wiener-Hopf theory. The papers are in the main immediately accessible to workers in the field and provide a reasonable coverage of current areas of interest centering around uses of probabilistic methods in mathematical physics."--Publisher's website

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Stochastic analysis and mathematical physics : ANESTOC'98 proceedings of the third international workshop

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This work highlights emergent research in the area of quantum probability. Several papers present a qualitative analysis of quantum dynamical semigroups and results on q-deformed oscillator algebras, while others stress the application of classical stochastic processes in quantum modelling.

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Synopsis

Belal Ehsan Baaquie

This book studies the mathematical aspect of path integrals and Hamiltonians – which emerge from the formulation of quantum mechanics. The theoretical framework of quantum mechanics provides the mathematical tools for studying both quantum indeterminacy and classical randomness . Many problems arising in quantum mechanics as well as in vastly different fields such as finance and economics can be addressed by the mathematics of quantum mechanics, or quantum mathematics in short. All the topics and subjects in the various chapters have been specifically chosen to illustrate the structure of quantum mathematics, and are not tied to any specific discipline, be it quantum mechanics or stochastic systems. The book is divided into the following six parts, in accordance with the Chapter dependency flowchart given below. Part one addresses the Fundamental principles of path integrals and (Hamiltonian) operators and consists of five chapters. Chapter 2 is on the Mathematical structure of quantum mechanics and introduces the mathematical framework that emerges from the quantum principle. Chapters 3 to 6 discuss the mathematical pillars of quantum mathematics, starting from the Feynman path integral, summarizing Hamiltonian mechanics and introducing path integral quantization. Part two is on Stochastic processes . Stochastic systems are dissipative and are shown to be effectively modeled by the path integral. Chapter 7 is focused on the application of quantum mathematics to classical random systems and to stochastic processes.

Cambridge University Press eBooksMar 27, 20140 citations

Proceedings of the second International Workshop, Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics, ANESTOC '96 : Viña del Mar, Chile, 16-20 December 1996

Rolando Rebolledo

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Path Integrals in Physics

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Path Integrals in Physics: Volume I, Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics presents the fundamentals of path integrals, both the Wiener and Feynman type, and their many applications in physics. Accessible to a broad community of theoretical physicists, the book deals with systems possessing a infinite number of degrees in freedom. It discusses the general physical background and concepts of the path integral approach used, followed by a detailed presentation of the most typical and important applications as well as problems with either their solutions or hints how to solve them. It describes in detail various applications, including systems with Grassmann variables. Each chapter is self-contained and can be considered as an independent textbook. The book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and systematic account of the subject suitable for both students and experienced researchers.

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