A natural extension of coherent state path integrals
Masao Matsumoto · Journal of Mathematical Physics · 1996
We develop the formulation of the path integrals via the coherent states based on general starting vectors. In this paper we treat the case of the ordinary canonical (Heisenberg-Weyl) coherent state. We find that an additional term appears in the action in the path integral expression. Geometric phases associated with the path integrals, including the possibilities of the experimental detection, are also discussed.