Some Arguments for the Wave Equation in Quantum Theory
Analysis of PDEs
2021-07-26 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Classical Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We clarify some arguments concerning Jefimenko's equations, as a way of constructing solutions to Maxwell's equations, for charge and current satisfying the continuity equation. We then isolate a condition on non-radiation in all inertial frames, which is intuitively reasonable for the stability of an atomic system, and prove that the condition is equivalent to the charge and current satisfying certain relations, including the wave equations. Finally, we prove that with these relations, the energy in the electromagnetic field is quantised and displays the properties of the Balmer series.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.2107.10943,
title = {Some Arguments for the Wave Equation in Quantum Theory},
author = {Tristram de Piro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.10943},
year = {2021}
}