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1 online resource (xvii, 610 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Print version record. |
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Pt I. History and perspectives. Remarks on the origin of path integration: Einstein and Feynman / T. Sauer. Quo vadis, physica? / M. Gutzwiller. Round-table discussion: quo vadis, path integrals -- new trends and perspectives -- part II. Quantum physics. An appetizer: a sampler of main courses / C. DeWitt-Morette. What does operator ordering have to do with the density of paths? / L.S. Schulman. Near action-degenerate periodic-orbit bunches: a skeleton of chaos / A. Atland [and others]. Path integration in the field of dispiration / A. Inomata. Real time path integrals in studies of quantum dots dynamics: non-monotonous decay rate and reappearance of Rabi rotations / A. Vagov [and others]. Three useful bounds in quantum mechanics -- easily obtained by Wiener integration / H. Leschke and R. Ruder. Path-integral derivation of Lifshitz tails / V. Sa-yakanit. Feynman integrals as generalized functions on path space: things done and open problems / L. Streit. Accelerated path-integral calculations via effective actions / A. Balaz [and others]. Systematic speedup of energy spectra calculations for many-body systems / I. Vidanovic [and others]. Geometric phase and chiral anomaly in path integral formulation / K. Fujiwara. Phase space path integrals and their semiclassical approximations / N. Kumano-go and D. Fujiwara. Gelfand-Yaglom type equation for Wiener unconditional measure functional integral with [symbol] term in potential / J. Bohacik and P. Presnajder. Coherent states for a quantum particle on a Mobius strip / D.J. Cirilo-Lombardo -- part III. Quantum field theory. Challenges to path-integral formulations of quantum theories / R. Jackiw. Multivalued fields and third quantization / H. Kleinert. Gaussian equivalent representation of path integrals over a Gaussian measure / G.V. Efimov. Path integral inspired gauge invariant infrared regularization / A.A. Slavnov. Causal signal transmission by interacting quantum fields / L.I. Plimak, W.P. Schleich, and S. Stenholm. Rigorous functional integration with applications in QFT / J. Lorinczi. Stable extended string-vortex solitons / I.L. Bogolubsky [and others]. Recent results for Yang-Mills theory restricted to the Gribov region / J.A. Gracey. Mass spectra of the light and heavy mesons and the glueball / G. Ganbold -- part IV. Quantum gravity. Path integrals in quantum gravity: general concepts recent developments / C. Kiefer [and others]. The emergence of (Euclidean) de Sitter space-time / J. Ambjrn [and others]. Functional integrals in affine quantum gravity / J.R. Klauder. The role of Thomas-Fermi approach in neutron star matter / R. Ruffini. A variational approach to the computation of the cosmological constant in a modified gravity theory / R. Garattini. On nature of the cosmological constant / L.V. Prokhorov. Dimensional reduction near the horizon / Z. Haba. Path integral for half-binding potentials as quantum mechanical analog for black hole partition functions / D. Grumiller. Effective Lagrangians for noncommutative mechanics / C.S. Acatrinei -- part V. Statistical field theory. Functional integrals in physics: the main achievements / J. Zinn-Justin. Nonuniversal finite-size effects near critical points / V. Dohm. Time scale ratios and critical dynamics / R. Folk. On local scale invariance in the phase-ordering of the 2D disordered Ising model / M. Henkel. Critical Casimir force scaling functions of the mean spherical model in 2<d[symbol]3 dimensions for nonperiodic boundary conditions / B. Kastening and V. Dohm. Phase diagram of vortices in high-T[symbol] superconductors / J. Dietel and H. Kleinert. Functional renormalization group in the broken symmetry phase / A. Sinner, N. Hasselmann, and P. Kopietz. Perturbative results without diagrams / R. Rosenfelder -- part VI. Monte Carlo techniques. Path integrals and supersolids / D.M. Ceperley. Diffusion Monte Carlo calculations for the ground states of atoms and ions in neutron star magnetic fields / S. Bucheler [and others]. Phase transitions and quantum effects in model colloids and nanostructures / P. Nielaba and W. Strepp. Thermodynamics of quantum 2D Heisenberg magnets with intermediate spin / A. Cuccoli [and others]. Microcanonical method for the study of first-order transitions / V. Martin-Mayor. Monte Carlo methods for generation of random graphs / B. Waclaw [and others]. Monte Carlo simulations of stochastic differential equations at the example of the forced Burgers equation / D. Homeier [and others]. Path integrals in lattice quantum chromodynamics / F.X. Lee -- part VII. Bose-Einstein condensation. Tackling fluctuation corrections in the BEC/BCS crossover at nonzero temperatures / J. Tempere, S.N. Klimin, and J.T. Devreese. Effective field theory for the BEC/BCS transition / R.J. Rivers, D.-S. Lee, and C.-Y. Lin. Functional-integral approach to disordered bosons / R. Graham and A. Pelster. Functional-integral representation of atomic mixtures / O. Fialko and K. Ziegler. Anderson localization in atomic mixtures / K. Ziegler and O. Fialko. Functional-integral approach to the large-N limit of dilute Bose gases / F.S. Nogueira. Thermodynamical properties for weakly interacting dipolar gases within canonical ensembles / K. Glaum, H. Kleinert, and A. Pelster. Density excitations of weakly interacting Bose gas / J. Bosse and T. Schlieter. Stochastic field equation for a grand canonical Bose gas / S. Heller and W.T. Strunz. Critical temperature of a Bose-Einstein condensate with 1/r interactions / M. Schutte and A. Pelster. Critical temperature of dirty bosons / B. Klunder, A. Pelster, and R. Graham. Density and stability in ultracold dilute boson-fermion mixtures / S. Rothel and A. Pelster. Spinor Fermi gases / A.R.P. Lima and A. Pelster -- part VIII. Condensed matter. Counting electrical charges: a problem of thermal escape and quantum tunneling in presence of non-Gaussian noise / J. Ankerhold. Answers and questions on path integrals for superconductivity in a wedge / F. Brosens [and others]. Low-energy effective representation of the projected BCS Hamiltonian close to half filling / E.A. Kochetov. Bath-independent transition probabilities in the dissipative Landau-Zener problem / S. Kohler, P. Hanggi, and M. Wubs. Correlated nonequilibrium charge transport through impurities / A. Herzog and U. Weiss. How to measure the effective action for disordered systems / K.J. Wiese and P. Le Doussal. A functional renormalization group approach to systems with long-range correlated disorder / A.A. Fedorenko -- part IX. Spin models. The critical behavior of the random Ising ferromagnets / B.N. Shalaev. Vortex-line percolation in a three-dimensional complex [symbol] theory / E. Bittner and W. Janke. Environmental effects on the thermodynamics of quantum spin systems / R. Vaia [and others]. A path-integration approach to the correlators of XY Heisenberg magnet and random walks / N.M. Bogoliubov and C. Malyshev. Critical exponents of mixed quantum spin chain / R. Bischof and W. Janke. New results on the phase diagram of the FFXY model: a twisted CFT approach / G. Cristofano [and others]. Evaporation/condensation of Ising droplets / A. Nubaumer, E. Bittner, and W. Janke -- part X. Biophysics and stochastics. Conformational transitions in molecular systems / M. Bachmann and W. Janke. Dynamics of sticky polymer solutions / J. Glaser, C. Hubert, and K. Kroy. Drift of a polymer in solvent by force applied at one polymer / S. Stepanow and N. Kikuchi. Star polymers in correlated disorder / V. Blavatska, C. Von Ferber, and Yu. Holovatch. Generalized nonlinear sigma models and path-integral approach to polymer dynamics / F. Ferrari, J. Paturej, and T.A. Vilgis. Description of the dynamics of a random chain with rigid constraints in the path-integral framework / F. Ferrari, J. Paturej, and T.A. Vilgis. On a stochastic path-integral approach to biopolymer conformations / C.C. Bernido and M.V. Carpio-Bernido. |
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White noise path integrals and some applications / M.V. Carpio-Bernido and C.C. Bernido. Biopolymer conformations as random walks on the Euclidean group / N.B. Becker. Towards a path-integral formulation of continuous time random walks / S. Eule and R. Friedrich. Self-avoiding walks on fractals: scaling laws / V. Blavatska and W. Janke. Smearing distributions and their use in financial markets / P. Jizba and H. Kleinert. |
| Summary |
This proceedings volume contains selected talks and poster presentations from the 9th International Conference on Path Integrals - New Trends and Perspectives, which took place at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany, during the period September 23-28, 2007. Continuing the well-developed tradition of the conference series, the present status of both the different techniques of path integral calculations and their diverse applications to many fields of physics and chemistry is reviewed. This is reflected in the main topics in this volume, which range from more traditional fields such as general quantum physics and quantum or statistical field theory through technical aspects like Monte Carlo simulations to more modern applications in the realm of quantum gravity and astrophysics, condensed matter physics with topical subjects such as Bose-Einstein condensation or quantum wires, biophysics and econophysics. All articles are successfully tied together by the common method of path integration; as a result, special methodological advancements in one topic could be transferred to other topics. |
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Path integrals -- Congresses.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory.
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Path integrals. (OCoLC)fst01054927
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Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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Electronic books.
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Janke, W. (Wolfhard)
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Pelster, Axel.
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Proceedings of the 9th International Conference |
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Print version: International Conference on Path Integrals from meV to MeV (9th : 2007 : Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme). Path integrals. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2008 9789812837264 (DLC) 2009417954 (OCoLC)291344955 |
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9789812837271 (electronic bk.) |
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9812837272 (electronic bk.) |
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