Feynman's Path integral formulation

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Feynman's path integral formulation does not violate the principles of relativity, as the paths generated are purely mathematical constructs and do not represent actual particle trajectories. The concern regarding paths that exceed the speed of light (c) is addressed by the fact that the probability amplitude for such occurrences remains zero. Thus, while the formulation allows for theoretical paths, they do not translate into physical realities that contradict relativistic constraints.

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Does Feynman's path integral formulation violate relativity ,
we get path's that are faster than c.
 
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Feynman paths are just a mathematical tool, they are not a problem, they can do whatever they want. The problem would arise if the probability amplitude for a particle to travel faster than c would come non-zero... And this is not happening.

Why didn't you post it in Quantum Physics? Would have received more attention...
 

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