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Klein–Gordon equation from the path integral formalism

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By using Feynman's path integral formalism in the second order for the relativistic Lagrangian for a spinless particle in a gauge field and applying the covariant derivative instead of the commonly used derivative, but without knowing the operator expressions for the momentum and energy, one can obtain the Klein–Gordon equation.

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  1. Institute of Space Sciences, Bucharest-Măgurele, P.O. Box MG 23, 76900, Romania , , , , , , RO

    D. Felea, I.S. Zgură, R. Mărginean & R.I. Nanciu

  2. Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest-Măgurele, P.O. Box MG 11, 76900, Romania , , , , , , RO

    C. Beşliu & Al. Jipa

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Received: 9 March 2001 / Published online: 13 June 2001

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Felea, D., Beşliu, C., Zgură, I. et al. Klein–Gordon equation from the path integral formalism. Eur. Phys. J. C 20, 713–716 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520100693

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