The Zeta Function Method and the Harmonic Oscillator Propagator
F. A. Barone, C. Farina
Abstract
We show how the pre-exponential factor of the Feynman propagator for the harmonic oscillator can be computed by the generalized ζ-function method. Besides, we establish a direct equivalence between this method and Schwinger's propertime method.
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