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View SchemaThe Zeta Function Method and the Harmonic Oscillator Propagator
| Authors | F. A. Barone, C. Farina |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0508201 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508201 |
| DOI | 10.1119/1.1311784 |
| Journal | Am. J. Phys. 69, 232 (2001) |
Abstract
We show how the pre-exponential factor of the Feynman propagator for the harmonic oscillator can be computed by the generalized $\zeta$-function method. Besides, we establish a direct equivalence between this method and Schwinger's propertime method.
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