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arxiv: 1408.0012 · v2 · pith:C5ZSLZX2new · submitted 2014-07-31 · ✦ hep-th

Real-Time Feynman Path Integral Realization of Instantons

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords pathamplitudesfeynmanintegralsreal-timetheorytunnelingassociated
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In Euclidean path integrals, quantum mechanical tunneling amplitudes are associated with instanton configurations. We explain how tunneling amplitudes are encoded in real-time Feynman path integrals. The essential steps are borrowed from Picard-Lefschetz theory and resurgence theory.

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