10. Does Quantum Mechanics Imply the Concept of Impetus?

Abstract

This paper shows a close correspondence between the quantum mechanical concept of the energy of light and the concept of impetus, as it was used, according to the author, for "cause of uniform straight-lined motion" by Newton (vis inertiae, that is the force of inertial motion, in contrast to mere inertia as a property of matter). Both concepts are identified as causal via the common factor of proportionality c. Since the product "momentum × c" stands for "cause", the terms pc (light) and (mv)c (matter) are seen as true mathematical equivalents of the quantum mechanical concept of energy E = hν, in contrast to the incompatible squared energy-momentum relation E = mv²/2. The identification of the linear E = hν and the squared E = mv²/2, upon which Schrödinger's equation is based, is shown to be the reason why the Schrödinger quantum mechanics appears as a noncausal and nonlocal theory of motion.

[Den vollständigen Text finden Sie im PDF-Download.]PDF öffnen