NEW DRAFT "THEORIES REDUCING TO QUANTUM MECHANICS, QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS DOESN'T"
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From: CfCS on 28 Jun 2010 15:48 NEW DRAFT "THEORIES REDUCING TO QUANTUM MECHANICS, QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS DOESN'T" This 49 pages /Research/ draft analyzes the internal consistency of different quantum theories of electrodynamics, their compatibility with quantum mechanics, and their confrontation with experiments and observations. The theories considered are: relativistic quantum electrodynamics - both "field" and "spacetime" formulations-; Stefanovich relativistic quantum dynamics; and Stückelberg, Horwitz, & Piron action-at-a-distance quantum theory. This /Research/ report extends, to the quantum domain, the classical results obtained before (PRE 1997, 53, 5373; PRE 1998, 57, 3683; CSR:20093) and shows that *(i)* the assertions that relativistic quantum electrodynamics reduces to quantum mechanics as well as *(ii)* the assertion that the static-field-low-velocity relativistic equations are identical to the Schrödinger equation of motion do not hold up on close inspection. For instance, the Coulombian quantum potential operator phi = phi\(R\(t\)\) cannot be reproduced by the field potential operators (\ab v)phi = (\ab v)phi\((\ab v)x, (\ab v)t\) of relativistic quantum electrodynamics in any limit. It is also explained that some observational difficulties of relativistic quantum theories -such as the localization of elementary particles- are related to their lack of compatibility with quantum mechanics. Among the theories revised, only that proposed by Stückelberg, Horwitz, & Piron reduces to quantum mechanics. One of the main findings of this /Research/ report is that the theories revised belong to one of two /incompatible classes/, extending and generalizing the incompatibility between relativistic quantum electrodynamics and quantum mechanics first denounced by Dirac. The main /pros/ and /cons/ for each kind are presented. Finally, this /Research/ report introduces the new *post-relativistic* quantum theory and discusses its possibilities and advantages over current theories. This draft is being reviewed by a number of experts in quantum theory, particle physics, Stückelberg relativistic dynamics, and others. This /Research/ draft may be downloaded from http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/drafts.html ################## FULL NEWS AND BLOG ################## http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/canonicalsciencetoday/canonicalsciencetoday.html http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/canonicalsciencetoday/20100628..html
From: xxein on 28 Jun 2010 18:23
On Jun 28, 3:48 pm, CfCS <nore...(a)canonicalscience.org> wrote: > NEW DRAFT "THEORIES REDUCING TO QUANTUM MECHANICS, QUANTUM > ELECTRODYNAMICS DOESN'T" > > This 49 pages /Research/ draft analyzes the internal consistency of > different quantum theories of electrodynamics, their compatibility > with > quantum mechanics, and their confrontation with experiments and > observations. > > The theories considered are: relativistic quantum electrodynamics - > both > "field" and "spacetime" formulations-; Stefanovich relativistic > quantum > dynamics; and Stückelberg, Horwitz, & Piron action-at-a-distance > quantum theory. > > This /Research/ report extends, to the quantum domain, the classical > results obtained before (PRE 1997, 53, 5373; PRE 1998, 57, 3683; > CSR:20093) and shows that *(i)* the assertions that relativistic > quantum electrodynamics reduces to quantum mechanics as well as *(ii)* > the assertion that the static-field-low-velocity relativistic > equations > are identical to the Schrödinger equation of motion do not hold up on > close inspection. For instance, the Coulombian quantum potential > operator phi = phi\(R\(t\)\) cannot be reproduced by the field > potential operators (\ab v)phi = (\ab v)phi\((\ab v)x, (\ab v)t\) of > relativistic quantum electrodynamics in any limit. It is also > explained > that some observational difficulties of relativistic quantum theories > -such as the localization of elementary particles- are related to > their > lack of compatibility with quantum mechanics. Among the theories > revised, only that proposed by Stückelberg, Horwitz, & Piron reduces > to > quantum mechanics. > > One of the main findings of this /Research/ report is that the > theories > revised belong to one of two /incompatible classes/, extending and > generalizing the incompatibility between relativistic quantum > electrodynamics and quantum mechanics first denounced by Dirac. The > main /pros/ and /cons/ for each kind are presented. > > Finally, this /Research/ report introduces the new *post-relativistic* > quantum theory and discusses its possibilities and advantages over > current theories. > > This draft is being reviewed by a number of experts in quantum theory, > particle physics, Stückelberg relativistic dynamics, and others. > > This /Research/ draft may be downloaded from > > http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/drafts.html > > ################## > FULL NEWS AND BLOG > ################## > > http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/canonicalsciencetoday/ca... > > http://www.canonicalscience.org/publications/canonicalsciencetoday/20... xxein: So it tells you that one or the other is wrong. Include SRT and GRT along with that. I couldn't tell you what is right, but a good examination of it all does not really favor any theoretical composition among the 2+2 choices. We need a theory that can transpose micro and macro observations to every extent. And it does not have to have an understandable or workable mathematic to prove itself. Play the outfield in a baseball game and tell me how much math you used to catch the fly ball. Don't mathematicize what you don't know. |