Path integrals and stationary-phase approximations

John R. Klauder
Phys. Rev. D 19, 2349 – Published 15 April 1979
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Abstract

The general formalism for path integrals expressed in terms of an arbitrary continuous representation (generalized coherent states) is applied to give c-number formulations for the canonical algebra and for the spin algebra, and is used to derive meaningful stationary-phase approximations for these two cases. Some clarification of a recent discussion by Jevicki and Papanicolaou for the spin case is given.

  • Received 26 December 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.19.2349

©1979 American Physical Society

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John R. Klauder

  • Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974

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Vol. 19, Iss. 8 — 15 April 1979

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