Path integral approach to the Schrödinger equation with a complex potential

E. M. Wright

doi:10.1016/0375-9601(84)90356-6

Path integral approach to the Schrödinger equation with a complex potential

E. M. Wright

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We show that Feynman's path integral method can be extended to include complex potentials by introducing a complex action function. The resulting path integral,which yields the propagator of the corresponding Schrödinger equation, involves only real paths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-122
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	104
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(84)90356-6
State	Published - Aug 20 1984
Externally published	Yes

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