The basic ideas of quantum mechanics
Quantum Physics
2025-11-11 v2
Abstract
For a century, quantum theorists have been reading the mathematical entrails of quantum mechanics (QM) to divine the nature of quantum reality. But to little avail. In this paper a different approach is taken, namely to identify and explain the basic intuitive ideas involved in QM. This does not tell one how those basic `gears' all mesh together in the beautiful mathematics of QM. But this does give one some intuitive (\textit{anschaulich})) ideas about the quantum reality described in the seemingly hard-to-interpret mathematical framework.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.15819,
title = {The basic ideas of quantum mechanics},
author = {David Ellerman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.15819},
year = {2025}
}