TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baaquie,Belal E.
TI  - Path integrals and Hamiltonians: principles and methods 
SN  - 9781107009790 (hardback)
U1  - 530.120151539 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Differential operators
KW  - Differential equations
KW  - Hamiltonian operator
KW  - Path integrals
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Synopsis; 
Part I. Fundamental Principles: 
2. The mathematical structure of quantum mechanics; 
3. Operators; 
4. The Feynman path integral; 
5. Hamiltonian mechanics; 
6. Path integral quantization; 

Part II. Stochastic Processes: 
7. Stochastic systems; 

Part III. Discrete Degrees of Freedom: 
8. Ising model; 
9. Ising model: magnetic field; 
10. Fermions; 

Part IV. Quadratic Path Integrals: 
11. Simple harmonic oscillators; 
12. Gaussian path integrals; 

Part V. Action with Acceleration: 
13. Acceleration Lagrangian; 
14. Pseudo-Hermitian Euclidean Hamiltonian; 
15. Non-Hermitian Hamiltonian: Jordan blocks; 
16. The quartic potential: instantons; 
17. Compact degrees of freedom; 
18. Conclusions;
References;
Index
N2  - This book introduces the powerful and flexible combination of Hamiltonian operators and path integrals in quantum mathematics
ER  -