FALL and RISE of Matrix Mechanics
FALL and RISE of Matrix Mechanics
FALL and RISE of Matrix Mechanics
ISSN No:-2456-2165
Abstract:- In 1925, W. Heisenberg, Max Born and clearly showed that the theory of HMJ fell short of SE
Pascual Jordan introduced the first so-called matrix theory with respect to the principle of superposition.
mechanics (HMJ theory) to study the fine structure of
the Bohr hydrogen atom. Furthermore, HBJ theory has never addressed the
description of macroscopic physical phenomena and is
However, in the early 1930s, the equivalence therefore considered incomplete.
between the HMJ theory and the Schrödinger equation
was denied and the HMJ theory fell. In other words, HMJ theory is incomplete because it
cannot solve classical physics problems such as the thermal
In 2020, a new theory of matrix mechanics diffusion equation.
emerged, called b-matrix chains, and has been
successfully applied to different 3D situations in classical As a result, the HMJ and SE equivalence has been
physics as well as quantum mechanics. debunked and considered a myth in the interpretation of
double-slit interference experiments.
In this paper we study the application of new
matrix theory to the initial value problem in the 3D heat This is what we call the fall of Matrix Mechanics
diffusion equation as well as to quantum particles in a almost a century ago.
3D cube where the numerical results are strikingly
accurate. However, In 2020, a new theory of matrix mechanics
MM emerged and successfully applied to different areas of
The similarity of the matrix techniques applied in classical physics in addition to quantum mechanics.
both cases suggests that nature has only one face to show
in classical and quantum physics. This is what we call the renaissance or rise of matrix
mechanics.
I. INTRODUCTION
The new matrix mechanics (MM) procedure is called
In 1925, W. Heisenberg, Max Born and Pascual Jordan B-matrix chains and is abbreviated as BMM.
introduced so-called matrix mechanics (HMJ theory) to
study the fine structure of Bohr hydrogen atom. HMJ theory The important inherent depth difference between HBJ
succeeded in finding quantum numbers such as l,m,s in and BMM matrix mechanics is that BMM theory is more
addition to the principal quantum number n. comprehensive.
HNJ proposed a square matrix generally having HBJ is a lifeless mathematical description in 3D+t
complex entries which was considered a matrix formulation space while matrix chain technique B is a living natural
of QM and obviously the first mathematical formulation of statistical system capable of evolving natural situations in
quantum mechanics. It is conceptually autonomous and 4D x-t unit space.
logically coherent [2]. In other words, in the HBJ technique, the time step dt is
In 1927 the well-known Schrödinger equation SE fixed arbitrarily and not quantified as in the case of the
appeared with the Bohr/Copenhagen interpretation. BMM technique.
SE, with the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum The Schrödinger equation and HBJ matrix mechanics
mechanics, has dominated the field since the 1930s. operate in a separable 3D+t space, so HBJ and SE theories
can be seen, in some way, as a subset of SE and not the other
In the years 1927 to 1930, the equivalence between way around.
HMJ theory and SE theory was supported by rigorous
In this article, we explain how to apply the new BMM
mathematical proofs, with the exception of the extended
technique to show the temporal evolution of initial value
concept regarding the quantum superposition of the wave
problems in two 3D situations namely:
function resulting from the interpretation of
Bohr/Copenhagen where the HBJ takes late. Heat diffusion in a metal cube,
Energy states of a quantum particle in a closed box.
Unlike HBJ, Schrödinger equation perceived the field-
like continuity of some key microphysical phenomena, such The analysis and numerical results show that the same
as the interference phenomena of a coherent electron beam inputs of 3D matrix chains are used in both classical physics
in double-slit experiments. (i) and quantum mechanics (ii).
In the late 1930s there was much debate about the The similarity between classical physics and quantum
equivalence of HMJ's and Schrödinger's equation until the physics has also been demonstrated in previous
performance of a double-slit interference experiment which articles[3,4,5].
On the other hand, computational methods such as Not all matrix equations “resulting from the solution of
(FDM) are not necessary in transition matrices of statistical PDE via the transition matrix B” are eigenvalue equations.
solutions since FDM techniques inherently exist in statistical For example, the matrix equation of the numerical solution
chains of transition matrices. of the heat diffusion equation results in a matrix system of
non-homogeneous first-order linear algebraic equations
Statistical transition matrices B and chains of statistical while the matrix equation of the numerical solution of the
transition matrices exist and define a distinguished kind Schrödinger equation is homogeneous and results in an
of matrix mechanics. Its modeling works effectively to eigenvalue problem. . Several eigenvalues have their
find the evolution of energy density in partial differential corresponding eigenvectors. The time-dependent and time-
equations. independent Schrödinger equations are in-depth examples of
eigenvalue equations in quantum mechanics, with their
We currently know two, namely the mathematical and eigenvalues corresponding to the allowed energy levels of
statistical transition matrix of Markov and the physical the quantum system. Generally speaking, in the statistical
transition matrix B which is the subject of this article. transition matrix B, the eigenvalue is the dominant
Note that there is a simple way to solve the matrix III. NUMERICAL RESULTS
statistical equivalence of SE, i.e.
A. III-A
U(x, t)=D(N) . (b + S) + IC. B^N. . . . . . (1) A Heat diffusion equationInitial value problem,
We also know that the solution of matrix chains B We assume here that RO = 0.2, which corresponds to
bypasses SE and therefore may be, in some way, more the thermal diffusivity of high purity aluminum metal.
informative than SE itself, a claim which will be explored in The 3D transition matrix B(27x27) for RO=0.2 is given
more detail when describing solutions to time dependent by,
Schrödinger's equations in 4D.
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0.0 0.0
Step 2 N=2
Use equation 1 with the substitution, b=0 and S=0. T=
0.198 0.25 0.198 0.25 0.314 0.25
Equation 1 reduces to, 0.198
U(x,y,z,t)=B^N. U(x,y,z,t=0) 0.198 0.25 0.314 0.318 0.25 0.318
0.389..etc..
The numerical results of temperature T as a function of N=3
dimensionless time t=N are presented in Table I. T=
Table I. temperature T (x,y,z,t) against time N [0.096, 0.127, 0.096, 0.127, 0.167, 0.127, 0.096 ,
N=0 0.127, 0.096, 0.131, . 127 , 0.127, 0.168 , 0.229 .. etc..,
T= Note that throughout the previous cooling curve where
[1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1] all 27 nodes evolve towards zero temperature, the central
What is the temperature distribution under initial node 14 is always at the maximum temperature.
conditions t=0. Figure 1 shows the numerical results presented in Table
N=1 I for the nodes on axes 5,14,23.
T=
{0.425, 0.5, 0.425, 0.5, 0.575, 0.5, 0.425, 0.5, 0.425,
0.5, 0.575, 0.5, 0.575, 0.65, 0.575, 0.5, 0.575, 0.5, 0.48,
0.555, 0.425, 0.5, 0.575, 0.5, 0.48, 0.555, 0.425]
Fig. 1: Numerical results of the temperature T on the axis of the metal cube at different times N.
B. III-B: Quantum particle in the 3D dimensional box Again, the transition eigenmatrix Q is given by,
One of the important applications in quantum mechanics Q = B + C. V(x,y,z).I
is the total energy distribution of a quantum particle in the
3D dimensional box. The constant C is a function of the size and shape of
the matrix B and can be easily found by trial and error if we
Step 1 know that:
Similar to the heat diffusion equation, we start with the Determinant [Q}=0.
3D transition matrix B with the only change that RO = 0 and V(x,y,z) is symmetrical with respect to the center of
not 0.2. mass of the geometric shape which here coincides with
node 14.
We call this matrix M2.
Here the quantum transition matrix Q is given by,
Step 2
Construct the quantum transition matrix Q with fixed RO
= 0 as explained in reference 5.
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