A new perspective on quantum time correlation functions
- 15 December 1993
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 99 (12) , 10070-10073
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.465512
Abstract
A theoretical analysis suggests that the path centroid variable in Feynman path integration occupies a central role in the behavior of the real time position autocorrelation function. Based on this analysis, an intriguing quasiclassical perspective on quantum correlation functions emerges.Keywords
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