Real-time winding representation of a quantum rotor kernel

ID: real-time-winding-representation-of-a-quantum-rotor-kernel

The quantum rotor with angle period has both the spectral kernel and the displayed winding representation. The Poisson summation formula converts one into the other by a Gaussian integral. Each winding sector has a constant-velocity classical path and action . Quadratic fluctuations give the same prefactor in every sector, so this is exact. Real time is understood by , which fixes the square-root branch and convergence prescription.

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