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Quantum Field Theory and Functional Integrals

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Quantum Field Theory and Functional Integrals
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Publisher: arXiv.org
Number of pages: 88

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These notes describe Feynman's path integral approach to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory from a functional integral point of view, where the main focus lies in Euclidean field theory. The notion of Gaussian measure and the construction of the Wiener measure are covered.

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