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We present a derivation of the Schr\"odinger equation for a path integral of a point particle in a space with curvature and torsion which is considerably shorter and more elegant than what is commonly found in the literature.

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We illustrate a simple derivation of the Schrodinger equation, which requires only knowledge of the electromagnetic wave equation and the basics of Einstein's special theory of relativity. We do this by extending the wave equation for…

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A method for obtaining discretization formulas for the derivatives of a function is presented, which relies on a generalization of divided differences. These modified divided differences essentially correspond to a change of the dependent…

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The Schr\"odinger equation is universally accepted due to its excellent predictions aligning with observed results within its defined conditions. Nevertheless, it does not seem to possess the simplicity of fundamental laws, such as Newton's…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-20 Xuefeng Bao

In 1966, Edward Nelson presented an interesting derivation of the Schrodinger equation using Brownian motion. Recently, this derivation is linked to the theory of optimal transport, which shows that the Schrodinger equation is a Hamiltonian…

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A derivation of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation from the time-independent one is considered. Instead of time, the coordinate of an additional degree of freedom, the clock, is introduced into the original time-independent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-27 Nikolay A. Vinokurov

We derive an effective equation for the dynamics of many identical bosons in dimension one in the presence of a tiny impurity. The interaction between every pair of bosons is mediated by the impurity through a positive three-body potential.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-07-25 Riccardo Adami , Jinyeop Lee

We consider a statistical ensemble of particles of mass m, which can be described by a probability density \rho and a probability current \vec{j} of the form \rho \nabla S/m. The continuity equation for \rho and \vec{j} implies a first…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 U. Klein

We propose some nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equations by adding some higher order terms to the Lagrangian density of Schr\"{o}dinger field, and obtain the Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) equation and the logarithmic form equation naturally. In…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-04-04 Xiang-Yao Wu , Bai-Jun Zhang , Xiao-Jing Liu , Li-Xiao , Yi-Heng Wu , Yan-Wang , Qing-Cai Wang , Shuang Cheng

Schrodinger path to the quantum mechanical wave equation was heuristic and guided more by physical intuition than formal deduction. Here we derive the Schrodinger equation for the particle wave function, assuming that it has a meaning of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-23 Wenzhuo Zhang , Anatoly Svidzinsky

The motion of a particle is studied in a random space-time. It is assumed that the velocity is small enough for the non-relativistic approximation to be valid. The randomness of the metric induces a diffusion in coordinate space. Hence it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Emilio Santos

A simple and explicit technique for the numerical solution of the two-particle, time-dependent Schr\"{o}dinger equation is assembled and tested. The technique can handle interparticle potentials that are arbitrary functions of the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Jon J. V. Maestri , Rubin H. Landau , Manuel J. Paez

In this article, the following results are obtained: the process of a randomly wandering particle having a size and a continuous trajectory of motion is considered; (b) based on the study of this probabilistic process, a derivation of the…

General Physics · Physics 2021-09-28 Mikhail Batanov-Gaukhman

For the two-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation, the general form of the point transformations such that the result can be interpreted as a Schr\"odinger equation with effective (i.e. position dependent) mass is studied. A wide class of such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-13 M. V. Ioffe , D. N. Nishnianidze , V. V. Vereshagin

Schrodinger's equation for a single particle is proved from the assumption that dynamics can be formulated in a space whose curvature is the electromagnetic force.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-20 Howard Covington

A new discretization of the radial equations that appear in the solution of separable second order partial differential equations with some rotational symmetry (as the Schrodinger equation in a central potential) is presented. It cures a…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-07-05 Victor Laliena , Javier Campo

An alternative method is proposed for deriving the time dependent Schroedinger equation from the pictures of wave and matrix mechanics. The derivation is of a mixed classical quantum character, since time is treated as a classical variable,…

General Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Luca Nanni

Withdrawn: Needed more work.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-27 Tarek Halabi

We prove a general dispersive estimate for a Schroedinger type equation on a product manifold, under the assumption that the equation restricted to each factor satisfies suitable dispersive estimates. Among the applications are the…

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In this letter we present an analytic evidence of the non-integrability of the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger equation, a well-known discrete evolution equation which has been obtained in various contexts of physics and biology. We use a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Decio Levi , Matteo Petrera , Christian Scimiterna
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