Can quantum mechanics be derived from deeper principles?

kochanskij · Oct 23, 2016

Can quantum mechanics be derived from deeper principles?

For example, special relativity results directly from the fact that the speed of light is the same for all reference frames. Conservation laws of momentum and energy come from certain symmetries of space and time.

Does quantum mechanics result from some symmetry or from some deeper law of nature? Can Schrödinger's Equation be derived theoretically from a deeper principle?

Simon Bridge · Oct 23, 2016

Short answer: nobody knows.

PeterDonis · Oct 23, 2016

Simon Bridge said:

Short answer: nobody knows.

Which is really all that can be said in a PF discussion of this topic. Thread closed.

Can quantum mechanics be derived from deeper principles?

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