The construction of quantum mechanics from electromagnetism. Theory and hydrogen atom
We reconstruct Quantum Mechanics in a way that harmonises with classical mechanics and electromagnetism, free from mysteries or paradoxes as the \emph{collapse of the wave-function} or \emph{Schr\"odinger's cat.} The construction is inspired by de Broglie's and Schr\"odinger'...
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Zusammenfassung: | We reconstruct Quantum Mechanics in a way that harmonises with classical
mechanics and electromagnetism, free from mysteries or paradoxes as the
\emph{collapse of the wave-function} or \emph{Schr\"odinger's cat.} The
construction is inspired by de Broglie's and Schr\"odinger's wave mechanics
while the unifying principle is Hamilton's principle of least action, which
separates natural laws from particular circumstances such as initial conditions
and leads to the conservation of energy for isolated systems.
In Part I we construct the Quantum Mechanics of a charged unitary entity and
prescribe the form in which the entity interacts with other charged entities
and matter in general. In Part II we address the quantum mechanics of the
hydrogen atom, testing the correctness and accuracy of the general description.
The relation between electron and proton in the atom is described
systematically in a construction that is free from analogies or ad-hoc
derivations and it supersedes conventional Quantum Mechanics (whose equations
linked to measurements can be recovered). We briefly discuss why the concept of
isolation built in Schr\"odinger's time evolution is not acceptable and how it
immediately results in the well known measurement paradoxes of quantum
mechanics. We also discuss the epistemic grounds of the development and provide
a criticism of instrumentalism, the leading philosophical perspective behind
conventional Quantum Mechanics. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2412.06789 |