Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W3037866433> ?p ?o ?g. }
Showing items 1 to 75 of
75
with 100 items per page.
- W3037866433 abstract "This paper discusses Feynman’s derivation of the Hamiltonian matrix in the famous Caltech Lectures on Quantum Mechanics, which is illustrative of the mainstream interpretation of what probability amplitudes may or may not represent. We refer to this argument as Feynman’s Time Machine because the “apparatus” that is considered in the derivation is, effectively, the mere passage of time. We show Feynman’s argument is ingenious but, at the same time, deceptive. Indeed, the substitution – for what Feynman refers to as “historical and other reasons” – of real-valued coefficients (K) by pure imaginary numbers (-iH/ħ) effectively introduces the periodic functions (complex-valued exponentials) that are needed to obtain sensible probability functions. The division by Planck’s quantum of action also amounts to an insertion of the Planck-Einstein relation through the backdoor. The argument is, therefore, typical of similar arguments: one only gets out what was already implicit or explicit in the assumptions. The implication is that two-state systems can be described perfectly well using classical mechanics, i.e. without using the concepts of state vectors and probability amplitudes. This paper, therefore, complements earlier deconstructions of some of Feynman’s arguments, most notably his argument on 720-degree symmetries – which we referred to as “the double life of -1” – as well as the reasoning behind the establishment of the boson-fermion dichotomy. This paper may, therefore, conclude our classical or realist interpretation of quantum mechanics." @default.
- W3037866433 created "2020-07-02" @default.
- W3037866433 creator A5028866922 @default.
- W3037866433 date "2020-06-01" @default.
- W3037866433 modified "2023-09-26" @default.
- W3037866433 title "Feynman's Time Machine" @default.
- W3037866433 hasPublicationYear "2020" @default.
- W3037866433 type Work @default.
- W3037866433 sameAs 3037866433 @default.
- W3037866433 citedByCount "0" @default.
- W3037866433 crossrefType "posted-content" @default.
- W3037866433 hasAuthorship W3037866433A5028866922 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C11255438 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C15184713 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C185592680 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C192183473 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C199343813 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C2777041938 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C2777686260 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C33332235 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C33923547 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C37914503 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C55493867 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C62520636 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C65574998 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C71924100 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C84114770 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C94231801 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConcept C98184364 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C11255438 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C121332964 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C15184713 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C185592680 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C192183473 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C199343813 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C2777041938 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C2777686260 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C33332235 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C33923547 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C37914503 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C55493867 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C62520636 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C65574998 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C71924100 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C84114770 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C94231801 @default.
- W3037866433 hasConceptScore W3037866433C98184364 @default.
- W3037866433 hasLocation W30378664331 @default.
- W3037866433 hasOpenAccess W3037866433 @default.
- W3037866433 hasPrimaryLocation W30378664331 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W1874805499 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W1965253715 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W1969476397 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2046149111 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2053955236 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2088785336 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2158004144 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2259020038 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2406837329 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W24761124 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2736041566 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2759007125 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2783339604 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W282503697 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2883197588 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2980432588 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W2993560223 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W3103264523 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W36344717 @default.
- W3037866433 hasRelatedWork W40556513 @default.
- W3037866433 isParatext "false" @default.
- W3037866433 isRetracted "false" @default.
- W3037866433 magId "3037866433" @default.
- W3037866433 workType "article" @default.