Quantum Mechanical Wave Equation Research Articles

How Classical, Quantum-Mechanical, and Relativistic Wave and Field Equations Are Uniformly Generated by Velocity-Field Divergence Equations

How Classical, Quantum-Mechanical, and Relativistic Wave and Field Equations Are Uniformly Generated by Velocity-Field Divergence Equations

A New Form of Quantum Mechanical Wave Equation Unifying Quantum Mechanics and Electro-Magnetics

The Schr?dinger differential equation is what we usually solve for the microscopic particles in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Niels Bohr suggested the power two of the (usually) complex answer shows the probability of the particle’s existence at a point of space. Also, the time dependence of Schrodinger wave equation is one whereas for light in electromagnetism is two. In this paper, we show a solution for both problems. We derive a Wave Equation for the energy of every system. This electromagnetic wave equation is shown to convert to those classical (i.e. the Schrodinger) and special relativistic (i.e. Klein-Gordon) quantum mechanical equations. Also, accordingly there definitely is a physical meaning to answer to this wave equation. And therefore, switching the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics to a deterministic one as (Albert) Einstein demanded.

Exact quasi-relativistic wavefunctions of Hydrogen-like atoms

Exact solutions of a novel quasi-relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation are found for Hydrogen-like atoms. This includes both, an exact analytical expression for the energies of the bound states, and exact analytical expressions for the wavefunctions, which successfully describe quantum particles with mass and spin-0 up to energies comparable to the energy associated to the mass of the particle. These quasi-relativistic atomic orbitals may be used for improving ab-initio software packages dedicated to numerical simulations in physical-chemistry and atomic and solid-state physics.

On the quantum-mechanics of a single photon

It is shown that a Dirac(-type) equation for a rank-two bi-spinor field ψph on Minkowski (configuration) spacetime furnishes a Lorentz-covariant quantum-mechanical wave equation in position-space representation for a single free photon. This equation does not encounter any of the roadblocks that have obstructed previous attempts (by various authors) to formulate a quantum-mechanical photon wave equation. In particular, it implies that the photon wave function ψph yields conserved non-negative Born-rule-type quantum probabilities and that its probability current density four-vector transforms properly under Lorentz transformations. Moreover, the eigenvalues of the pertinent photon Dirac Hamiltonian and the vector eigenvalues of the photon momentum operator yield the familiar Einstein relations E = ℏω and p = ℏk, respectively. Furthermore, these spin-1 wave modes are automatically transversal without the need of an additional constraint on the initial data. Some comments on other proposals to set up a photon wave equation are supplied as well.

Relativistic quantum mechanical spin-1 wave equation in 2 + 1 dimensional spacetime

In this study, we introduce a relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation of the spin-1 particle as an excited state of the zitterbewegung and show that it is consistent with the 2 + 1 dimensional Proca theory. At the same time, we see that in the rest frame, this equation has two eigenstates; particle and antiparticle states or negative and positive energy eigenstates, respectively, and satisfy SO(2,1) spin algebra. As practical applications, we derive the exact solutions of the equation in the presence of a constant magnetic field and a curved spacetime background. From these solutions, we find Noether charge by integrating the zeroth component of the spin-1 particle current, called charge density, on hyper surface and discuss pair production from this charge. And, we see that the discussion on the Noether charge is a useful tool for understanding the pair production phenomenon because it is derived from a probabilistic particle current.

Exact ray theory for the calculation of the optical generation rate in optically thin solar cells

There is a profound duality between rays and waves. In fact, 70 years ago, in the context of quantum mechanics, Feynman showed that rays, properly equipped with phases and correctly summed, provide exact solutions of the quantum mechanical wave equation. In this paper, constructing explicit, exact ray solutions of the one-dimensional Helmholtz equation as a model for optically thin solar cells, we show that the ray-wave duality is also exact in the context of the electromagnetic wave equations. We introduce a complex index of refraction in order to include absorption. This have so far not been treated in the quantum ray-splitting literature. We show that inclusion of exact phases is mandatory and that a ray theory without phases may result in amplitude errors of up to 60%. We also show that in the case of multi-layered solar cells the correct summation order of rays is important. Providing support for the notion that rays provide the “skeleton” of electromagnetic waves, we perform a Fourier transform of the (experimentally measurable) solar cell reflection amplitude, which reveals the rays as peaks in the optical path length spectrum. An application of our exact ray theory to a silicon solar cell is also provided. Treating the one-dimensional case exactly, our paper lays the foundation for constructing exact ray theories for application to solar cell absorption cross section in two and three dimensions.

Small amplitude solitary waves in the Dirac-Maxwell system

We study nonlinear bound states, or solitary waves, in the Dirac-Maxwell system, proving the existence of solutions in which the Dirac wave function is of the form \begin{document}$φ(x,ω)e^{-iω t}$\end{document} , with \begin{document}$ω∈(-m,ω_ *)$\end{document} for some \begin{document}$ω_ *>-m$\end{document} . The solutions satisfy \begin{document}$φ(\,·\,,ω)∈ H^ 1(\mathbb{R}^3,\mathbb{C}^4)$\end{document} , and are small amplitude in the sense that \begin{document}${\left\| {φ(\,·\,,ω)} \right\|}^2_{L^ 2} = O(\sqrt{m+ω})$\end{document} and \begin{document}${\left\| {φ(\,·\,,ω)} \right\|}_{L^∞} = O(m+ω)$\end{document} . The method of proof is an implicit function theorem argument based on the identification of the nonrelativistic limit as the ground state of the Choquard equation. This identification is in some ways unexpected on account of the repulsive nature of the electrostatic interaction between electrons, and arises as a manifestation of certain peculiarities (Klein paradox) which result from attempts to interpret the Dirac equation as a single particle quantum mechanical wave equation.

Commutative vs. Noncommutative Space Statistical Properties of Two-Dimensional Harmonic Oscillator in Magnetic Field

The Schrodinger equation and its solutions are still a challenging subject in physics. Just as many other areas of science, where we have to solve a differential equation to obtain the required information, we have to first solve the building block of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. In doing so, we have to use numerical and analytical techniques depending on the structure of the equation. In particular, the analytical approaches are attractive as they provide a deeper and more touchable insight into the physics of the problem [1–6]. Cooper et al. reviewed the theoretical formulation of supersymmetry quantum mechanics and discussed its applications in dealing with both relativistic and nonrelativistic equations of quantum mechanics [7]. Ciftci et al. used the asymptotic iteration method for finding solutions of the Schrodinger equation [8]. Slater considered a simplification of the Hartree–Fock method to analyze the related problems [9]. Stevenson applied the optimized perturbation theory to the field [10]. Dong et al. proposed the quasi-exact solutions of the Schrodinger equation via the ansatz technique which is a quasi-exact approach [11]. Another frequently used tool is the Nikiforov–Uvarov (NU) technique which transforms classes of equations of mathematical physics into hypergeometric form. A reason of recent renewed interests in the wave equations of quantum mechanics is the implications of fundamental theories such as string theory. To be more precise, the noncommutative (NC) formulations of quantum mechanics and the proposition of the so-called minimal length, has motivated many recent studies on the quantum equations. The NC formulation, which is the focus of the present work, originates from fundamental theories

The gravitational constant as a quantum mechanical expression

A quantitatively verifiable expression for the gravitational constant is derived in terms of quantum mechanical quantities. This derivation appears to be possible by selecting a suitable physical process in which the transformation of the equation of motion into a quantum mechanical wave equation can be obtained by Einstein’s geodesic approach. The selected process is the pi-meson, modeled as the one-body equivalent of a two-body quantum mechanical oscillator in which the vibrating mass is modeled as the result of the two energy fluxes from the quark and the antiquark. The quantum mechanical formula for the gravitational constant appears to show a quantitatively verifiable relationship with the Higgs boson as conceived in the Standard Model.

Semiclassical simulation of the double-slit experiments with single photons

Many quantum phenomena, traditionally described by quantum electrodynamics, can be calculated within the framework of so-called semiclassical theory, in which atoms are described by the wave equations of quantum mechanics (Schrödinger, Dirac, etc.), while light is described by classical electrodynamics without quantization of the radiation. These phenomena include the photoelectric effect, the Compton effect, the Lamb shift, radiative effects, spontaneous emission, the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect, etc. In this paper, I show that the double-slit experiment can also be calculated in detail in terms of semiclassical theory if we take into account the discrete (atomic) structure of matter. I show that the results of a semiclassical simulation of the “linear” double-slit experiment coincide with predictions of wave theory only for low-intensity light and for short exposure time, while stricter dependences exist for long-term exposure. The semiclassical theory is used for calculation of the “nonlinear” double-slit experiment with an intense laser beam in which multiphoton and tunnel excitation of atoms on a photographic plate occurs. The Born rule for light is derived from the semiclassical theory.

Wave Function in Economics

In this research article: 1) the new quantum macroeconomics and microeconomics theories in the quantum econophysics science are formulated, 2) the notion on the wave function in the quantum macroeconomics and microeconomics theories in the quantum econophysics science is introduced, and 3) the quantum econophysical wave equations in the quantum macroeconomics and microeconomics theories in the quantum econophysics science are derived for the first time. Authors show that there is a certain conceptual scientific analogy between 1) the wave functions in the quantum econophysical wave equations in the quantum macroeconomics and microeconomics theories in the quantum econophysics science as well as 2) the wave function in the Schrodinger quantum mechanical wave equation in the quantum mechanics science. The wave function theories are created to make: 1) the economy’s state prediction at the certain time moment, using the wave function in the quantum econophysical wave equation in the quantum macroeconomic theory in the quantum econophysics science; and 2) the firm’s state prediction at the certain time moment, using the wave function in the quantum econophysical wave equation in the quantum microeconomic theory in the quantum econophysics science. Authors use the quantum econophysical wave equations in the quantum econophysics science to develop a new software program for the application by the central/commercial/investment banks with the purpose the make the accurate characterization and forecasting of: 1) the national/global economic performance changes, including the GIP((t), GDP(t), GNP(t) dependencies changes, in agreement with the quantum macroeconomics theory in the quantum econophysics science, and 2) the firm’s economic performance changes, including the EBITDA(t) dependence changes in agreement with the quantum microeconomics theory in the quantum econophysics science.

The Light-Front Schrödinger Equation and the Determination of the Perturbative QCD Scale from Color Confinement: A First Approximation to QCD

The valence Fock-state wavefunctions of the light-front QCD Hamiltonian satisfy a relativistic equation of motion with an effective confining potential $U$ which systematically incorporates the effects of higher quark and gluon Fock states. If one requires that the effective action which underlies the QCD Lagrangian remains conformally invariant and extends the formalism of de Alfaro, Fubini and Furlan to light front Hamiltonian theory, the potential $U$ has a unique form of a harmonic oscillator potential, and a mass gap arises. The result is a nonperturbative relativistic light-front quantum mechanical wave equation which incorporates color confinement and other essential spectroscopic and dynamical features of hadron physics, including a massless pion for zero quark mass and linear Regge trajectories with the same slope in the radial quantum number $n$ and orbital angular momentum $L$. Only one mass parameter $\kappa$ appears. Light-front holography thus provides a precise relation between the bound-state amplitudes in the fifth dimension of AdS space and the boost-invariant light-front wavefunctions describing the internal structure of hadrons in physical space-time. We also show how the mass scale $\kappa$ underlying confinement and hadron masses determines the scale $\Lambda_{\overline{MS}} $ controlling the evolution of the perturbative QCD coupling. The relation between scales is obtained by matching the nonperturbative dynamics, as described by an effective conformal theory mapped to the light-front and its embedding in AdS space, to the perturbative QCD regime computed to four-loop order. The result is an effective coupling defined at all momenta. The predicted value $\Lambda_{\overline{MS}} = 0.328 \pm 0.034$ GeV is in agreement with the world average $0.339 \pm 0.010$ GeV. The analysis applies to any renormalization scheme.

Light-front holography and superconformal quantum mechanics: A new approach to hadron structure and color confinement

A primary question in hadron physics is how the mass scale for hadrons consisting of light quarks, such as the proton, emerges from the QCD Lagrangian even in the limit of zero quark mass. If one requires the effective action which underlies the QCD Lagrangian to remain conformally invariant and extends the formalism of de Alfaro, Fubini and Furlan to light-front Hamiltonian theory, then a unique, color-confining potential with a mass parameter [Formula: see text] emerges. The actual value of the parameter [Formula: see text] is not set by the model – only ratios of hadron masses and other hadronic mass scales are predicted. The result is a nonperturbative, relativistic light-front quantum mechanical wave equation, the Light-Front Schrödinger Equation which incorporates color confinement and other essential spectroscopic and dynamical features of hadron physics, including a massless pion for zero quark mass and linear Regge trajectories with the identical slope in the radial quantum number [Formula: see text] and orbital angular momentum [Formula: see text]. The same light-front equations for mesons with spin [Formula: see text] also can be derived from the holographic mapping to QCD (3+1) at fixed light-front time from the soft-wall model modification of AdS5 space with a specific dilaton profile. Light-front holography thus provides a precise relation between the bound-state amplitudes in the fifth dimension of AdS space and the boost-invariant light-front wavefunctions describing the internal structure of hadrons in physical space-time. One can also extend the analysis to baryons using superconformal algebra – [Formula: see text] supersymmetric representations of the conformal group. The resulting fermionic LF bound-state equations predict striking similarities between the meson and baryon spectra. In fact, the holographic QCD light-front Hamiltonians for the states on the meson and baryon trajectories are identical if one shifts the internal angular momenta of the meson ([Formula: see text]) and baryon ([Formula: see text]) by one unit: [Formula: see text]. We also show how the mass scale [Formula: see text] underlying confinement and the masses of light-quark hadrons determines the scale [Formula: see text] controlling the evolution of the perturbative QCD coupling. The relation between scales is obtained by matching the nonperturbative dynamics, as described by an effective conformal theory mapped to the light-front and its embedding in AdS space, to the perturbative QCD regime. The data for the effective coupling defined from the Bjorken sum rule [Formula: see text] are remarkably consistent with the Gaussian form predicted by LF holographic QCD. The result is an effective coupling defined at all momenta. The predicted value [Formula: see text] is in agreement with the world average [Formula: see text]. We thus can connect [Formula: see text] to hadron masses. The analysis applies to any renormalization scheme.

κ state solutions for the fermionic massive spin-½ particles interacting with double ring-shaped Kratzer and oscillator potentials

In recent years, an extensive survey on various wave equations of relativistic quantum mechanics with different types of potential interactions has been a line of great interest. In this regime, special attention has been given to the Dirac equation because the spin-½ fermions represent the most frequent building blocks of the molecules and atoms. Motivated by the considerable interest in this equation and its relativistic symmetries (spin and pseudospin), in the presence of solvable potential model, we attempt to obtain the relativistic bound states solution of the Dirac equation with double ring-shaped Kratzer and oscillator potentials under the condition of spin and pseudospin symmetries. The solutions are reported for arbitrary quantum number in a compact form. The analytic bound state energy eigenvalues and the associated upper- and lower-spinor components of two Dirac particles have been found. Several typical numerical results of the relativistic eigenenergies have also been presented. We found that the existence or absence of the ring shaped potential has strong effects on the eigenstates of the Kratzer and oscillator particles, with a wide band spectrum except for the pseudospin-oscillator particles, where there exist a narrow band gap.

QCD on the Light-Front

Light-Front Hamiltonian theory provides a rigorous frame-independent framework for solving nonperturbative QCD. The valence Fock-state wavefunctions of the light-front QCD Hamiltonian satisfy a single-variable relativistic equation of motion, analogous to the nonrelativistic radial Schr\"odinger equation, with an effective confining potential U which systematically incorporates the effects of higher quark and gluon Fock states. Remarkably, the potential U has a unique form of a harmonic oscillator potential if one requires that the chiral QCD action remains conformally invariant. A mass gap arises when one extends the formalism of de Alfaro, Fubini and Furlan to light-front Hamiltonian theory. The valence LF meson wavefunctions for zero quark mass satisfy a single-variable relativistic equation of motion in the invariant variable $\zeta^2=b^2_\perp x(1-x)$, which is conjugate to the invariant mass squared. The result is a nonperturbative relativistic light-front quantum mechanical wave equation which incorporates color confinement and other essential spectroscopic and dynamical features of hadron physics, including a massless pion for zero quark mass and linear Regge trajectories with the same slope in the radial quantum number n and orbital angular momentum L. The corresponding light-front Dirac equation provides a model of nucleons. The same light-front equations arise from the holographic mapping of the soft-wall model modification of AdS_5 space with a unique dilaton profile to QCD (3+1) at fixed light-front time. Light-front holography thus provides a precise relation between amplitudes in the fifth dimension of AdS space and light-front wavefunctions. We also discuss the implications of the underlying conformal template of QCD for renormalization scale-setting, and the implications of light-front quantization for the value of the cosmological constant.

The pilot-wave perspective on quantum scattering and tunneling

The de Broglie-Bohm “pilot-wave” theory replaces the paradoxical wave-particle duality of ordinary quantum theory with a more mundane and literal kind of duality: each individual photon or electron comprises a quantum wave (evolving in accordance with the usual quantum mechanical wave equation) and a particle that, under the influence of the wave, traces out a definite trajectory. The definite particle trajectory allows the theory to account for the results of experiments without the usual recourse to additional dynamical axioms about measurements. Instead, one need simply assume that particle detectors click when particles arrive at them. This alternative understanding of quantum phenomena is illustrated here for two elementary textbook examples of one-dimensional scattering and tunneling. We introduce a novel approach to reconcile standard textbook calculations (made using unphysical plane-wave states) with the need to treat such phenomena in terms of normalizable wave packets. This approach allows for a simple but illuminating analysis of the pilot-wave theory's particle trajectories and an explicit demonstration of the equivalence of the pilot-wave theory predictions with those of ordinary quantum theory.

Quantum mechanical generalized phase-shift approach to atom-surface scattering: A Feshbach projection approach to dealing with closed channel effects

We have developed a new method for solving quantum dynamical scattering problems, using the time-independent Schrödinger equation (TISE), based on a novel method to generalize a "one-way" quantum mechanical wave equation, impose correct boundary conditions, and eliminate exponentially growing closed channel solutions. The approach is readily parallelized to achieve approximate N(2) scaling, where N is the number of coupled equations. The full two-way nature of the TISE is included while propagating the wave function in the scattering variable and the full S-matrix is obtained. The new algorithm is based on a "Modified Cayley" operator splitting approach, generalizing earlier work where the method was applied to the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. All scattering variable propagation approaches to solving the TISE involve solving a Helmholtz-type equation, and for more than one degree of freedom, these are notoriously ill-behaved, due to the unavoidable presence of exponentially growing contributions to the numerical solution. Traditionally, the method used to eliminate exponential growth has posed a major obstacle to the full parallelization of such propagation algorithms. We stabilize by using the Feshbach projection operator technique to remove all the nonphysical exponentially growing closed channels, while retaining all of the propagating open channel components, as well as exponentially decaying closed channel components.

Canonical transforms and the efficient integration of quantum mechanical wave equations

The integration of time-dependent quantum mechanical wave equations is a fundamental problem in computational physics and computational chemistry. The wave-function's energy spectrum as well as its momentum spectrum impose fundamental limits on the performance of numerical algorithms for the solution of wave equations. We demonstrate how canonical transforms may be applied to negotiate these limitations and to increase the performance of numerical algorithms by up to several orders of magnitude. Our approach includes the so-called Kramers-Henneberger transform as a special case and puts forward modifications toward an improved numerical efficiency.

Near-field photon wave mechanics in the Lorenz gauge

Optical near-field interactions are studied theoretically in the perspective of photon wave mechanics paying particular attention to the dynamics in the wave-vector time domain. A unitary transformation is used to replace the scalar and longitudinal photon variables by so-called near-field and gauge photon variables. Dynamical equations are established for these types of photon variables, and it is shown that these equations are invariant against gauge transformations within the Lorenz gauge. The near-field photon is absent in the free-field limit, and the gauge photon can be eliminated by a suitable gauge transformation. Implicit solutions for the near-field, gauge, and transverse photon variables are obtained and discussed. The general theory is applied to an investigation of transverse photon propagation in a uniform solid-state plasma dominated by the diamagnetic field-matter interaction. It is found that the diamagnetic response can be incorporated in a quantum mechanical wave equation for a massive transverse photon. The Compton wave number of the massive photon equals the plasma wave number of the electron system. A dynamical equation describing the emission of a massive transverse photon from a mesoscopic source embedded in the plasma is finally established.

Schrödinger Equation for An Extended Electron

A new quantum mechanical wave equation describing the dynamics of an extended electron is derived via Bohmian mechanics. The solution to this equation is found through a wave packet approach which establishes a direct correlation between a classical variable with a quantum variable describing the dynamics of the center of mass and the width of the electron wave packet. The approach presented in this paper gives a comparatively clearer picture than approaches using elaborative manipulation of infinite series of operators. It is shown that the new Schrodinger equation is free of any runaway solutions or any acausal responses.