Path integrals from meV to MeV, Tutzing '92 : proceedings of the fourth international conference, Tutzing, Bavaria, May 18-21, 1992 /

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Corporate Authors: International Conference on Path Integrals from meV to MeV Tutzing, Germany); World Scientific (Firm)
Group Author: Grabert, Hermann, 1947- (Editor)
Published: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 1993.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/2113#t=toc
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9789814535403
Index Number: QC174
CLC: O413-532
Contents: I. Quantum Monte Carlo Methods and Applications. Dynamical Monte Carlo Simulation of the Spin-Boson Model Using Stationary Phase Filtering Techniques / R. Egger and U. Weiss. Convergence Properties of Refined Path Integral Monte Carlo Methods / W. Janke and T. Sauer. New Approximation Formulas for Functional Integrals with Gaussian Measures / Y.Y. Lobanov. New Uses for the Coherent State Path Integral: Monte Carlo Evaluation for Real Time / T.L. Marchioro II, A.G. Basile, R.S. Dumont and J. Stolze. Path Integral Monte Carlo Studies of Adsorbates / M. Marx and P. Nielaba -- II. Quantum Chaos. Quantum Maps of Geodesic Flows on Surfaces of Constant Negative Curvature / E.B. Bogomolny and M. Carioli. Quasi-Classical Approximation to the Quantum Propagator of a Periodically Kicked particle on the Real Line / G. Junker and H. Leschke. Semiclassical Quantization of the Helium Atom / K. Richter, G. Tanner and D. Wintgen. Caustics and the Semiclassical Propagator for Chaotic Systems / L.S. Schulman.
III. Solid State Applications. Self-Averaging, Decomposition and Asymptotic Properties of the Density of States for Random Schrodinger Operators with Constant Magnetic Field / K. Broderix, D. Hundertmark and H. Leschke. An Effective One-Electron Hamiltonian for the Path-Integral Propagator of the Polaron / J.T. Devreese and F. Brosens. Analytical Properties of Polaron Observables: On the Perturbation Series of the Polaron Functional Integral / B. Gerlach, S. Knable and H. Lowen. Instanton Approach to Disordered Solids / R. Hayn and W. John. Path Integral Calculation of the Second Virial Coefficient for an Anyon Gas / A. Inomata and P.C. Zhu. Plane Polymer Configurations Enclosing a Fixed Algebraic Area in Electric Fields: Exact and Asymptotic Distributions / D.C. Khandekar and F.W. Wiegel. Landau-Zener Transitions in Two Dimensions / R. Littlejohn. Dissipative Quantum Motion for Correlated Initial States: A Solvable Multi-State Tight-Binding Model / M. Sassetti and U. Weiss.
1/n-Expansion for the Pekar-Frohlich Polaron Energy and Effective Mass / M.A. Smondyrev. Coherent State Path Integrals and the BCS to Bose Crossover / W. Zwerger -- IV. General Methods. Semiclassical Density Matrix for the Eckhart Barrier and Regularization near the Caustic / J. Ankerhold, F.J. Weiper and H. Grabert. Numerical Path Integration for Constrained Systems / M. Barezi. The Quantum Potential Distribution Theorem / T.L. Beck and T.L. Marchioro II. The Pure Quantum Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation / A. Cuccoli, V. Tognetti, P. Verrucchi and R. Vaia. Path Integration in Quantum Mechanics by Changing Drift and Time of the Underlying Diffusion Process / W. Fischer, H. Leschke and P. Muller. Path Integral Solution of Telegrapher's Equation: Numerical Approach / S.K. Foong and F.E. Nakamura. Classification of Solvable Feynman Path Integrals / C. Grosche and F. Steiner. Path Integral Solution for Nonlinear Generalized Langevin Equations / P. Hanggi.
Hilbert-Schmidt Analysis of the Feynman Dyson Series / D.C. Khandekar, K.V. Bhagwat and S.V. Lawande. Continuous-Time Path Integral Regularization and Higher-Order Polarizations / J.R. Klauder. Quantum Equivalence Principle for Path Integrals in Spaces with Curvature and Torsion / H. Kleinert. Unification of Different Propagator Transformations in Quantum Mechanics / A. Pelster. Random Path Quantization / M. Roncadelli.