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View SchemaQuantum Mechanics without Complex Numbers: A Simple Model for the Electron Wavefunction Including Spin
| Authors | Alan M. Kadin |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0502139 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0502139 |
Abstract
A simple real-space model for the electron wavefunction is suggested, based on a transverse wave with helicity, rotating at mc^2/h. The mapping of the real two-dimensional vector phasor to the complex plane permits this to satisfy the standard time-dependent Schroedinger equation. This model is extended to provide an intuitive physical picture of electron spin. Implications of this model are discussed.
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