Supersymmetry in stochastic processes with higher order time derivatives

May, 1997
6 pages
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  • Phys.Lett.A 235 (1997) 105-112
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Abstract:
A supersymmetric path integral representation is developed for stochastic processes whose Langevin equation contains any number N of time derivatives, thus generalizing the Langevin equation with inertia studied by Kramers, where N=2. The supersymmetric action contains N fermion fields with first-order time derivatives whose path integral is evaluated for fermionless asymptotic states.