Vacuum source functional of a quantum oscillator

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Vacuum source functional of a quantum oscillator by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
Completing the square in with gives the displayed source factor, where . In the frequency convention , and for . The physical time-ordered oscillator quantum field theory propagator is . Sources are first taken as test functions so the pairings are defined.

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