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The Path Integral Approach to Quantum Mechanics

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The Path Integral Approach to Quantum Mechanics
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Publisher: EPFL
Number of pages: 110

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Lecture Notes for Quantum Mechanics IV. From the table of contents: The path integral formalism; Functional and Euclidean methods; The semiclassical approximation; Instantons; Interaction with an external electromagnetic field.

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