Effective descriptions of complex quantum systems: Path integrals and operator ordering problems

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

Volumn 14, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 578-590

  Eckern, Ulrich ^a   Gruber, Michael J ^a   Schwab, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordinate dependent mass; Effective quantum theories; Operator ordering

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; HAMILTONIANS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; VORTEX FLOW;

COORDINATE-DEPENDENT MASS; EFFECTIVE QUANTUM THEORIES; OPERATOR ORDERING; QUANTUM SYTEMS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 25844518382     PISSN: 00033804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/andp.200510150     Document Type: Article

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