WHITE NOISE APPROACH TO FEYNMAN INTEGRALS

  • Hida, Takeyuki (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University)
  • Published : 2001.03.01

Abstract

The trajectory of a classical dynamics is determined by the least action principle. As soon as we come to quantum dynamics, we have to consider all possible trajectories which are proposed to be a sum of the classical trajectory and Brownian fluctuation. Thus, the action involves the square of the derivative B(t) (white noise) of a Brownian motion B(t). The square is a typical example of a generalized white noise functional. The Feynman propagator should therefore be an average of a certain generalized white noise functional. This idea can be applied to a large class of dynamics with various kinds of Lagrangians.

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