The stepwise path integral of the relativistic point particle

DOI10.1140/EPJC/S10052-018-5753-9arXiv1706.05388WikidataQ130031917 ScholiaQ130031917MaRDI QIDQ6287945FDOQ6287945

Publication date: 16 June 2017

Abstract: In this paper we present a stepwise construction of the path integral over relativistic orbits in Euclidean spacetime. It is shown that the apparent problems of this path integral, like the breakdown of the naive Chapman-Kolmogorov relation, can be solved by a careful analysis of the overcounting associated with local and global symmetries. Based on this, the direct calculation of the quantum propagator of the relativistic point particle in the path integral formulation results from a simple and purely geometric construction. paperpitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNMbCgPbq2A

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