Path integral formulation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Path_integral_formulation

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Physical theory Quantum mechanics formalism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Feynman_path_integral
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Quantum_chromodynamics gptkb:Statistical_mechanics gptkb:Quantum_electrodynamics
gptkbp:describes	gptkb:quantum_field_theory gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:form	Functional analysis Measure theory Functional integration
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:hasConcept	Sum over histories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Path integral formulation
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Renormalization_group gptkb:Euclidean_quantum_field_theory gptkb:Effective_field_theory gptkb:Lattice_gauge_theory gptkb:Supersymmetry Instantons Quantum computing Quantum optics Topological quantum field theory Quantum cosmology Modern quantum field theory Path integral Monte Carlo Quantum Brownian motion Quantum anomalies Quantum statistical field theory Quantum statistical mechanics Stochastic quantization String path integrals
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Classical_mechanics Lagrangian formalism Hamiltonian formalism Least action principle
gptkbp:introducedIn	1948
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics gptkb:Schrödinger_equation gptkb:Lagrangian_mechanics Classical action
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:string_theory gptkb:Quantum_gravity Perturbation theory Quantum tunneling Calculating transition amplitudes Gauge theories Non-perturbative effects Statistical field theory
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Consistent_histories gptkb:Schwinger-Dyson_equation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8