Quantum Physics

    

Criticizing Feynman's Path Integrals

Authors: Jouni Puuronen

I present an argument that shows that in general Feynman's path integrals are not equivalent with Schrodinger equations, and conclude that Feynman's path integrals are not a serious formulation of Quantum Mechanics. The path integral formulation appears to be equivalent with Schrodinger equation only in the special case where the Lagrangian depends on the velocity via a quadratic term.

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[v1] 2025-12-23 03:58:05
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