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Gaussian momentum integration in a phase-space path integral
(
∫
d
p
e
−
Δ
t
p
2
/
(
2
m
)
+
i
p
Δ
q
=
2
πm
/Δ
t
e
−
m
Δ
q
2
/
(
2Δ
t
)
)
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Integrating each
momentum
in
a
quadratic
Hamiltonian
yields the configuration-
space
kinetic
action
and its
time
-slice normalization.
A
raw
d
p
measure
gives
2
πm
/Δ
t
; the normalized Fourier
measure
d
p
/
(
2
π
)
gives
m
/
(
2
π
Δ
t
)
. Dropping the
time
dependence changes the
quantum-mechanical propagator
.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2015
/
iii
/
Paper 46
/
3
/
ii
/
Solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2015
/
iii
/
Paper 81
/
4
/
e
/
Solution
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