Field theory of paths with a curvature-dependent term
- 15 July 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 34 (2) , 670-673
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.34.670
Abstract
A novel theory of paths, in which configurations are weighted according to their curvature as well as their length, is developed.Keywords
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