Abstract
A non-perturbative semiclassical expansion of the thermodynamic partition function is derived. The expansion makes use of action-angle variables and expresses the partition function in terms of forbidden (complex-valued) classical paths. The method is contrasted with the Wigner-Kirkwood perturbation expansion and illustrated with numerical examples for the harmonic oscillator, the rotational sum and the particle in a box.
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