{
  "id": "cond-mat/0012414",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2000-12-21T17:13:43.000Z",
  "updated": "2000-12-21T17:13:43.000Z",
  "title": "Uniform semiclassical approximation in quantum statistical mechanics",
  "authors": [
    "C. A. A. de Carvalho",
    "R. M. Cavalcanti",
    "E. S. Fraga",
    "S. E. Joras"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages, 1 figure, Latex. Contribution to the Proceedings of the XXI Brazilian National Meeting on Particles and Fields (Sao Lourenco, October 23-27, 2000)",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech",
    "hep-th",
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We present a simple method to deal with caustics in the semiclassical approximation to the partition function of a one-dimensional quantum system. The procedure, which makes use of complex trajectories, is applied to the quartic double-well potential.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2000-12-21T17:13:43.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quantum statistical mechanics",
      "uniform semiclassical approximation",
      "one-dimensional quantum system",
      "quartic double-well potential",
      "simple method"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 539313,
      "adsabs": "2000cond.mat.12414D"
    }
  }
}