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Real-Geometric Foundations of Quantum Chemistry: Computational Complexity Reduction via Phase Space Constraints

Konstantinos Dimitropoulos

Published Sep 3, 2026• 0 citations
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We present a rigorous reformulation of molecular quantum mechanics and electronic structure theory under the Three-Dimensional Complex Necessity (3DCN) framework. Standardquantum chemistry algorithms, such as Hartree-Fock and Density Functional Theory (DFT),rely axiomatically on complex Hilbert spaces, introducing exponential computational bottlenecks when modeling multi-electron molecular systems on classical architectures. By replacingthe imaginary unit i with the dynamically locked universal complex structure operator JU(J2U = −I), we reconstruct the multi-electron Schrodinger equation as a strictly real, antisymmetric matrix system. We mathematically prove that the geometric interaction lockingmechanism forces a systematic compression of the active electronic phase space via first-classDirac constraints. This realification eliminates unphysical complex phase degrees of freedom,reducing the computational scaling of non-local electron correlations and providing a purely realgeometric mechanism for molecular orbital hybridization and covalent bonding.

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10.5281/zenodo.22283628

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