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International Conference "Fields & Strings 2024"
February 5, 2024 13:05, Moscow, Steklov Mathematical Institute


Is the Euclidean path integral always equal to the thermal partition function?

D. V. D'yakonov

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow region


https://youtu.be/82BJtdr5G5s

Abstract: The Euclidean path integral is compared to the thermal (canonical) partition function in curved static space-times. It is shown that if spatial sections are non-compact and there is no Killing horizon, the logarithms of these two quantities differ only by a term proportional to the inverse temperature that arises from the vacuum energy. When spatial sections are bordered by Killing horizons the Euclidean path integral is not equal to the thermal partition function. It is shown that the expression for the Euclidean path integral depends on which integral is taken first: over coordinates or over momenta. In the first case the Euclidean path integral depends on the scattering phase shift of the mode and it is UV divergent. In the second case it is the total derivative and diverges on the horizon. Furthermore we demonstrate that there are three different definitions of the energy, and the derivative with respect to the inverse temperature of the Euclidean path integral does not give the value of any of these three types of energy. We also propose the new method of computation of the Euclidean path integral that gives the correct equality between the Euclidean path integral and thermal partition function for non-compact spaces with and without Killing horizon.

Language: English


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