Path integrals and Voronin's theorem on the universality of the Riemann zeta function (Q1175453)

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Path integrals and Voronin's theorem on the universality of the Riemann zeta function
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    Path integrals and Voronin's theorem on the universality of the Riemann zeta function (English)
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    25 June 1992
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    We present a new approach to the path integral in latticized quantum theories. Our method is based on Voronin's theorems on the universality of the Riemann zeta function. We obtain a formula for the partition function as a discrete sum over ``paths'' with each path labeled by an integer and given by a zeta function evaluated at a fixed set of points in the critical strip. These points are the image of the space-time lattice resulting from a simple linear mapping. A new measure appears in our sum, and its properties are extensively discussed and a method to calculate it is given. We carried out extensive checks of the method for Euclidean quantum mechanics, and compared the results with those obtained from well-established methods as well as exact results. The comparison confirms the validity of the zeta-function method and our calculation of the measure.
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    path integral
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    Voronin's theorems
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    universality of the Riemann zeta function
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