Euclidean path integral formalism in deformed space with minimum measurable length

We study time-evolution at the quantum level by developing the Euclidean path-integral approach for the general case where there exists a minimum measurable length. We derive an expression for the momentum-space propagator which turns out to be consistent with recently developed β-canonical transfor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of mathematical physics 2017-04, Vol.58 (4), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Bernardo, Reginald Christian S., Esguerra, Jose Perico H.
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Zusammenfassung:We study time-evolution at the quantum level by developing the Euclidean path-integral approach for the general case where there exists a minimum measurable length. We derive an expression for the momentum-space propagator which turns out to be consistent with recently developed β-canonical transformation. We also construct the propagator for maximal localization which corresponds to the amplitude that a state which is maximally localized at location ξ′ propagates to a state which is maximally localized at location ξ″ in a given time. Our expression for the momentum-space propagator and the propagator for maximal localization is valid for any form of time-independent Hamiltonian. The nonrelativistic free particle, particle in a linear potential, and the harmonic oscillator are discussed as examples.
ISSN:0022-2488
1089-7658
DOI:10.1063/1.4979797