Abstract
Feynman path integrals (Feynman functional integrals) are defined as integrals with respect to a generalized measure, called the Lebesgue-Feynman measure. This is an infinite-dimensional analogue of the classical Lebesgue measure on finite-dimensional Euclidean space. This definition, which is a formalization of Feynman's original definition, is different from those used previously in the mathematical literature. It makes it possible to give a description of the origin of quantum anomalies which is a mathematically correct version of the description given in the book Path Integrals and Quantum Anomalies by K.~Fujikawa and H.~Suzuki (Oxford, 2004) (and wrongly described as incorrect by P.~Cartier and C.~DeWitt-Morette in their book Functional Integration: Action and Symmetries (Cambridge Univ.\ Press, Cambridge, 2006)).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 368-372 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Doklady Mathematics |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 6 Sept 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |