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Configuration-space path integral (K(qf​,qi​)=∫qi​qf​​DqeiS[q])

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A configuration-space path integral integrates histories of the coordinates with weight eiS. Fixed endpoint conditions specify a transition amplitude. For a quadratic kinetic energy it follows by Gaussian momentum integration from the phase-space path integral. Time-slicing fixes the normalization, and a regulator gives meaning to the otherwise formal functional measure.

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