Feynman's operational calculus and beyond : noncommutativity and time-ordering /

This title is aimed at providing a coherent, essentially self-contained, rigorous and comprehensive abstract theory of Feynman's operational calculus for functions of (typically) noncommuting operators. Although it is inspired by Feynman's original heuristic suggestions and time-ordering (...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Gerald W., 1939- (Author), Lapidus, Michel L. (Michel Laurent), 1956- (Author), Nielsen, Lance (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford mathematical monographs.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title is aimed at providing a coherent, essentially self-contained, rigorous and comprehensive abstract theory of Feynman's operational calculus for functions of (typically) noncommuting operators. Although it is inspired by Feynman's original heuristic suggestions and time-ordering (or disentangling) rules in his seminal 1951 paper, as is made clear in the text, the theory developed in this book also goes well beyond them in a number of directions which were not anticipated in Feynman's work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 369 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191006876
0191006874
9780191772160
019177216X