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Open Access Journal of Astronomy

Light and Darkness in Quantum Mechanics

Spiros Koutandos

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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In this paper we investigate the light and darkness in causality associated with quantum mechanics. As we may not be certain of a some quantities like is momentum and position at the same time we need an explanation for the observation ambiguities. We claim that there is a ghost like fifth dimension with an imaginary term and we give some formulas only to be connected with our previous work.

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10.23880/oaja-16000132

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In this paper we investigate the light and darkness in causality associated with quantum mechanics. As we may not be certain of a some quantities like is momentum and position at the same time we need an explanation for the observation ambiguities. We claim that there is a ghost like fifth dimension with an imaginary term and we give some formulas only to be connected with our previous work.
In quantum mechanics, light cannot be described in terms of waves and particles at the same time. However, the question about light "as it really is" implies a description that is independent from the constraints of measurement. It is rather preferable to incorporate both aspects in a causal ontological theory, especially if it simplifies explanation and improves predictions. Hence, the photon can be described as an extended longitudinal association of discrete indivisible constituents, which are held together by the effect of their own waves on each other. The same waves can then be used to interpret the force of interactions between different pulses of light, or between light and matter. The concept of wavemediated interaction between sub-photonic entities is entirely consistent with the observations of quantum mechanics. The key is to assume that elementary sources of waves never collide, and that they have constant parameters. Novel experimental implications follow from this approach. For example, the speed of propagation of changes within magnetic or electrostatic fields may not be equal to the speed of light. Also, interference fringes should be detectable beyond the volume of overlap of two non-entangled beams, but only in special experimental settings.
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