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arXiv:quant-ph/9611009

Beyond Uncertainty: the internal structure of electrons and photons

Werner A. Hofer

Published Nov 7, 1996• 6 citations
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Abstract

The wave-structure of moving electrons is analyzed on a fundamental level by employing a modified de Broglie relation. Formalizing the wave-function $ψ$ in real notation yields internal energy components due to mass oscillations. The wave-features can then be referred to physical waves of discrete frequency $ν$ and the classical dispersion relation $λν= u $, complying with the classical wave equation. Including external potentials yields the Schrödinger equation, which, in this context, is arbitrary due to the internal energy components. It can be established that the uncertainty relations are an expression of this, fundamental, arbitrariness. Electrons and photons can be described by an identical formalism, providing formulations equivalent to the Maxwell equations. The wave equations of intrinsic particle properties are Lorentz invariant considering total energy of particles, although transformations into a moving reference frame lead to an increase of intrinsic potentials. Interactions of photons and electrons are treated extensively, the results achieved are equivalent to the results in quantum theory. Electrostatic interactions provide, a posteriori, a justification for the initial assumption of electron-wave stability: the stability of electron waves can be referred to vanishing intrinsic fields of interaction. The concept finally allows the conclusion that a significant correlation for a pair of spin particles in EPR--like measurements is likely to violate the uncertainty relations.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/9611009

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The wave-structure of moving electrons is analyzed on a fundamental level by employing a modified de Broglie relation. Formalizing the wave-function ψψψ in real notation yields internal energy components due to mass oscillations. The wave-features can then be referred to physical waves of discrete frequency ννν and the classical dispersion relation λν=uλν= u λν=u, complying with the classical wave equation. Including external potentials yields the Schrödinger equation, which, in this context, is arbitrary due to the internal energy components. It can be established that the uncertainty relations are an expression of this, fundamental, arbitrariness. Electrons and photons can be described by an identical formalism, providing formulations equivalent to the Maxwell equations. The wave equations of intrinsic particle properties are Lorentz invariant considering total energy of particles, although transformations into a moving reference frame lead to an increase of intrinsic potentials. Interactions of photons and electrons are treated extensively, the results achieved are equivalent to the results in quantum theory. Electrostatic interactions provide, a posteriori, a justification for the initial assumption of electron-wave stability: the stability of electron waves can be referred to vanishing intrinsic fields of interaction. The concept finally allows the conclusion that a significant correlation for a pair of spin particles in EPR--like measurements is likely to violate the uncertainty relations.
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 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 uncertainty relations are 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. Aspect's experimental proof of non-locality is rejected, because these measurements imply a violation of the uncertainty relations. The paper 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.
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 Schrödinger equation 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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The de Broglie relation serves as a foundational pillar connecting classical linear momentum with quantum mechanical wave properties. For massive particles moving at relativistic speeds, momentum is routinely expressed using the Lorentz factor, yielding a direct identity with the quantum wave parameters. However, when applied to massless particles such as photons traveling at the speed of light, this product encounters an indeterminate mathematical form. This paper demonstrates how the general relativistic energy momentum dispersion relation resolves this breakdown. Through two detailed numerical case studies involving a relativistic electron moving at sixty percent of light speed and a green photon, it shows that while the algebraic expression relying on rest mass fails for massless entities, the underlying physical equivalence between momentum and wavelength remains globally valid across all particle regimes.
The atom model of Niels Bohr is commonly considered as antiquated even if it describes the atomic spectrum of hydrogen quite accurately. The later published relation of Louis De Broglie could arithmetically be implemented into Bohr’s formulation, leading to the concept of standing waves as the existence cause of excited electron states. However, at that time it was not possible to find well defined electron trajectories being classically describable. As a consequence, the »quantum mechanics« were developed by several authors, particularly by Schrodinger and by Heisenberg, but delivering a hardly under¬standable formalism where the classical physical laws appear being abrogated while abstract terms replace concrete and imaginable ones, abandoning the particle perception of mass points. In particular, Heisenberg’s »uncertainty principle« and the assumption of state probabilities seem to be in a striking variance to the idea of standing waves. In contrast, a formulation is given here which exactly describes the electron trajectories in the exited states solely by applying classical physical laws. Firstly, the original Bohr-model - in combination with De Broglie’s relation - is rolled up. From this formula system a vibration frequency - corresponding to the De-Broglie frequency – is deduced which is n-times larger than the rotation frequency of the Bohr-model. Furthermore, a direct coherence between that vibration-frequency of the electron and the frequency of the involved light is evident being explainable as a resonance effect. Then, a three-dimensional model is proposed where the electron oscillates and pulses perpendicularly to a virtual rotation plane i.e. rotating around a vertical axis, accompanied by a perpetual energy exchange between potential and kinetic energy. This leads at the excited, metastable energy states to well-defined, three-dimensional and wavy trajectories winding up on a surface similar to the one of a hyperboloid, whereas at the ground state the trajectory is planar and stable.
A wave equation complying with Galilean transformations is proposed for electromagnetic and matter waves. A fundamental feature entirely different from the principle of relativity is that the wave equation is referred specifically to the proposed local-ether frame. For electromagnetic wave, the local-ether wave equation accounts for a wide variety of experiments of propagation or interference. For matter wave, the wave equation leads to modifications of Schrodinger's equation which in turn lead to a unified quantum theory of electromagnetic and gravitational forces in conjunction with the identity of inertial and gravitational mass. Further, it leads to modifications of the Lorentz force law and of Maxwell's equations. Moreover, the wave equation leads to dispersion of matter wave, from which the speed-dependences in the mass of a particle and in the wavelength, angular frequency, and quantum energy of a matter wave are derived. The consequences of the wave equation are in accord with a wide variety of experiments which are commonly ascribed to the special relativity, the general relativity, the Lorentz mass-variation law, or to the de Broglie matter wavelength. Thereby, the local-ether wave equation unifies quantum mechanics, electromagnetics, and gravitation.