Supersymmetric quantum mechanics on n-dimensional manifolds
O'Connor, Michael
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Description
Title
Supersymmetric quantum mechanics on n-dimensional manifolds
Author(s)
O'Connor, Michael
Issue Date
1990
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Stone, Michael
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
supersymmetric
quantum mechanics
n-dimensional manifolds
Riemannian manifolds
Language
en
Abstract
In this thesis I investigate the properties of the supersymmetric path integral on
Riemannian manifolds. Chapter 1 is a brief introduction to supersymmetric quantum
mechanics. In Chapter 2 I show that the supersymmetric path integral can be defined
as the continuum limit of a discrete supersymmetric path integral. In Chapter 3 I
show that point canonical transformations in the path integral for ordinary quantum
mechanics can be performed naively provided one uses the supersymmetric path integral.
Chapter 4 generalizes the results of chapter 3 to include the propagation of
all the fermion sectors in supersymmetric quantum mechanics. In Chapter 5 I show
how the properties of supersymmetric quantum mechanics can be used to investigate
topological quantum mechanics.
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