Quantum and classical disparity and accord

DOI10.1007/S10773-008-9847-2zbMATH Open1172.81327arXiv0804.3373OpenAlexW3100457795MaRDI QIDQ732287FDOQ732287

Mario Rabinowitz

Publication date: 9 October 2009

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Discrepancies and accords between quantum (QM) and classical mechanics (CM) related to expectation values and periods are found for both the simple harmonic oscillator (SHO) and a free particle in a box (FPB), which may apply generally. These indicate non-locality is expected throughout QM. The FPB energy states violate the Correspondence Principle. Previously unexpected accords are found and proven that the classical and quantum expectation values are the same for the expectation value of the second moment and the beat period (i.e. beats between the phases for adjoining energy states) for the SHO for all quantum numbers, n. However, for the FPB the beat periods differ significantly at small n. It is shown that a particle's velocity in an infinite square well varies, no matter how wide the box, nor how far the particle is from the walls. The quantum free particle variances share an indirect commonality with the Aharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effects in that there is a quantum action in the absence of a force. The concept of an "Expectation Value over a Partial Well Width" is introduced. This paper raises the question as to whether these inconsistencies are undetectable, or can be empirically ascertained. These inherent variances may need to be fixed, or nature is manifestly more non-classical than expected.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3373

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zbMATH Keywords

non-localityAharonov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher effectscorrespondence principle violationexpectation values over complete and partial intervalsharmonic oscillator and free particle expectation valuesNewton's first and second laws in quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05)

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