Path-integral techniques dynamical properties

The present article presents an introduction to the path integral formulation of quantum dynamics and quantum statistical mechanics along with numerical procedures useful in these areas and in electronic structure theory. Section 2 describes the path integral formulation of the quantum mechanical propagator and its relation to the more conventional Schrddinger description. That section also derives the classical limit and discusses the connection with equilibrium properties in the canonical ensemble, Numerical techniques are described in Section 3. Selective chemical applications of the path integral approach are presented in Section 4 and Section 5 concludes. 

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