The stochastization of the Jacobi second equality of classical mechanics, by Gaussian white noises for the Lagrangian of a particle in an arbitrary field is considered. The quantum mechanical Hamilton operator similar to that in Euclidian quantum theory is obtained. The conditional transition probability density of the presence of a Browmian particle is obtained with the help of the functional integral. The technique of factorisation of the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation is employed to evaluate the effective potential energy.
In this work we study of the dynamics of large size random neural networks. Different methods have been developed to analyse their behavior, most of them rely on heuristic methods based on Gaussian assumptions regarding the fluctuations in the limit of infinite sizes. These approaches, however, do not justify the underlying assumptions systematically. Furthermore, they are incapable of deriving in general the stability of the derived mean field equations, and they are not amenable to analysis of finite size corrections. Here we present a systematic method based on Path Integrals which overcomes these limitations. We apply the method to a large non-linear rate based neural network with random asymmetric connectivity matrix. We derive the Dynamic Mean Field (DMF) equations for the system, and derive the Lyapunov exponent of the system. Although the main results are well known, here for the first time, we calculate the spectrum of fluctuations around the mean field equations from which we derive the general stability conditions for the DMF states. The methods presented here, can be applied to neural networks with more complex dynamics and architectures. In addition, the theory can be used to compute systematic finite size corrections to the mean field equations.
We present a tensor network representation of the path integral for the one-component real scalar field theory in 1+1 dimensional Minkowski space-time. It is numerically verified by comparing with the exact result in the non-interacting case.
On contrary to the customary thought, the well-known ``lemma that the distribution function of a collisionless Boltzmann gas keeps invariant along a molecules path represents not the strength but the weakness of the standard theory. One of its consequences states that the velocity distribution at any point is a condensed ``image of all, complex and even discontinuous, structures of the entire spatial space. Admitting the inability to describe the entire space with a microscopic quantity, this paper introduces a new type of distribution function, called the solid-angle-average distribution function. With help of the new distribution function, the dynamical behavior of collisionless Boltzmann gas is formulated in terms of a set of integrals defined by molecular paths. In the new formalism, not only that the difficulties associated with the standard theory are surmounted but also that some of practical gases become calculable in terms of todays computer.
We study dynamical systems which admit action-angle variables at leading order which are subject to nearly resonant perturbations. If the frequencies characterizing the unperturbed system are not in resonance, the long-term dynamical evolution may be integrated by orbit-averaging over the high-frequency angles, thereby evolving the orbit-averaged effect of the perturbations. It is well known that such integrators may be constructed via a canonical transformation, which eliminates the high frequency variables from the orbit-averaged quantities. An example of this algorithm in celestial mechanics is the von Zeipel transformation. However if the perturbations are inside or close to a resonance, i.e. the frequencies of the unperturbed system are commensurate, these canonical transformations are subject to divergences. We introduce a canonical transformation which eliminates the high frequency phase variables in the Hamiltonian without encountering divergences. This leads to a well-behaved symplectic integrator. We demonstrate the algorithm through two examples: a resonantly perturbed harmonic oscillator and the gravitational three-body problem in mean motion resonance.
Work statistics characterizes important features of a non-equilibrium thermodynamic process. But the calculation of the work statistics in an arbitrary non-equilibrium process is usually a cumbersome task. In this work, we study the work statistics in quantum systems by employing Feynmans path-integral approach. We derive the analytical work distributions of two prototype quantum systems. The results are proved to be equivalent to the results obtained based on Schr{o}dingers formalism. We also calculate the work distributions in their classical counterparts by employing the path-integral approach. Our study demonstrates the effectiveness of the path-integral approach to the calculation of work statistics in both quantum and classical thermodynamics, and brings important insights to the understanding of the trajectory work in quantum systems.