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View SchemaInternal structures of electrons and photons: the concept of extended particles revisited
| Authors | W. A. Hofer |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9806066 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9806066 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00092-2 |
| Journal | Physica A256:178-196,1998 |
Abstract
The theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics and de Broglie--Bohm mechanics are analyzed and it is shown that both theories employ a formal approach to microphysics. By using a realistic approach it can be established that the internal structures of extended particles comply with a wave-equation. Including external potentials yields the Schrodinger equation, which, in this context, is arbitrary due to internal energy components. The statistical interpretation of wave functions in quantum theory as well as Heisenberg's uncertainty relations are shown to be an expression of this, fundamental, arbitrariness. Electrons and photons can be described by an identical formalism, providing formulations equivalent to the Maxwell equations. Electrostatic interactions justify the initial assumption of electron-wave stability: the stability of electron waves can be referred to vanishing intrinsic fields of interaction. The theory finally points out some fundamental difficulties for a fully covariant formulation of quantum electrodynamics, which seem to be related to the existing infinity problems in this field.
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"abstract": "The theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics and de Broglie--Bohm\nmechanics are analyzed and it is shown that both theories employ a formal\napproach to microphysics. By using a realistic approach it can be established\nthat the internal structures of extended particles comply with a wave-equation.\nIncluding external potentials yields the Schrodinger equation, which, in this\ncontext, is arbitrary due to internal energy components. The statistical\ninterpretation of wave functions in quantum theory as well as Heisenberg\u0027s\nuncertainty relations are shown to be an expression of this, fundamental,\narbitrariness. Electrons and photons can be described by an identical\nformalism, providing formulations equivalent to the Maxwell equations.\nElectrostatic interactions justify the initial assumption of electron-wave\nstability: the stability of electron waves can be referred to vanishing\nintrinsic fields of interaction. The theory finally points out some fundamental\ndifficulties for a fully covariant formulation of quantum electrodynamics,\nwhich seem to be related to the existing infinity problems in this field.",
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