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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    So I have looked at the article again. Looks like the authors' response introduces a significant modification: the wave function in formula (3.1) of the original article is replaced by the Feynman kernel depending on the initial coordinate ##\mathbf{x_0}## in formula (3.1) of the response. The...
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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    The authors responded to the critique. I have not had time yet to sort it out.
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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    Hossenfelder has blogged about the article, called it mathematically erroneous (actually, she was somewhat blunter :smile: ).
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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    Critique of the article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.02621 I would need some time to find out whether the article is wrong or the critique...
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    Yes, this is the Schrödinger's article that I referred to (looks like it is in open access). My previous post (#43 in this thread) is about https://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~chpotter/particleandnuclearphysics/AppendixE.pdf , where they prove gauge invariance of the non-relativistic Schrödinger...
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    Yes, there seems to be a conflict between the title and the content of the reference, but the content clearly includes a proof of gauge invariance of the non-relativistic Schrödinger equation in electromagnetic field. Moreover, I don't think you dispute that this non-relativistic equation is...
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    I don't see why it is important that the Klein-Gordon equation is not used in non-relativistic QM, because the gauge transformation that Schrödinger used can be straightforwardly used for the non-relativistic Schrödinger equation in electromagnetic field as it is also hauge-invariant.
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    Again, I don't see how the difference between "field" and "wave function" is problematic in the context of this thread. Obviously, Schrödinger wrote about a non-second-quantized wave function (which is often regarded as a classical field that nevertheless has quantum properties). He explicitly...
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    I did not say that the Klein-Gordon equation describes electromagnetic field, I was talking about the Klein-Gordon equation in electromagnetic field: $$ (\partial^\mu+ieA^\mu)(\partial_\mu+ieA_\mu)\psi+m^2\psi=0.$$ It describes the matter field ##\psi## in electromagnetic field ##A_\mu##. Note...
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    Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?

    This is not obvious. I usually cite Schrödinger's Nature, 169:538 (1952). He noticed that the wave function for the Klein-Gordon equation in electromagnetic field can be made real (rather than complex) by a gauge transformation. His comment: "That the wave function ... can be made real by a...
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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    Sorry, I did not provide the link. The article is actually in open access.
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    Undergrad On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action

    Lohmiller W, Slotine J-J. 2026 On computing quantum waves exactly from classical action. Proc. R. Soc. A482:20250413 Abstract: "We show that the Schrödinger equation can be solved exactly based only on classical least action. Fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics can in turn be derived...
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    High School Photoelectric phenomenum can only be proved as a particle effect?

    M. O. Scully, M. S. Zubairy, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press, 1997 "as we shall see in later chapters of this book, there are many processes associated with the radiation-matter interaction which can be well explained by a semiclassical theory in which the field is treated classically...
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    How high can an airship rise?

    Thank you for the information. By the way, what you describe seems similar to US patent 10625842 by Nathan Rapport.
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    How high can an airship rise?

    Maybe your approach is better than mine, maybe it's worse, who knows. Are any details publicly available? I guess buckling is critical to your approach too.