Abstract
We express the grand canonical partition function (GCPF) for a system of interacting bosons as a functional integral over one complex function. Our derivation is based on the so-called coherent-state representation [R. J. Glauber, Phys. Rev. 136, 2766 (1963)]. We show how to extract the perturbative expansion of the GCPF and the various Green's functions from our functional-integral representation and we indicate the relevance of our formalism to the theory of superfluidity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1312-1318 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Mathematical Physics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1968 |
Externally published | Yes |