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Varon
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Hi,
When Heisenberg proposed the Matrix Mechanics. It was totally without the concept of waves. It didn't use de Broglie idea of matter waves. In fact, Heisenberg kept fighting about the wave concept. However, Matrix Mechanics is said to be equivalent to the Schroedinger Equation that uses the concept of waves.
How come Matrix Mechanics is successful without waves?
Is the reason the Schrodinger Equation is successful with waves is because the wave concept is only used for Fourier analysis where each component wave stands for the quantum state, and nothing is really waving? Born proposed what is waving is just probability amplitude.
In short. Electron diffraction is said to be proof that matter has wave component. But how come Matrix Mechanics can still work by totally doing away with waves?
Maybe electron diffraction can be explained not by waving but by some method where something is interfering?
When Heisenberg proposed the Matrix Mechanics. It was totally without the concept of waves. It didn't use de Broglie idea of matter waves. In fact, Heisenberg kept fighting about the wave concept. However, Matrix Mechanics is said to be equivalent to the Schroedinger Equation that uses the concept of waves.
How come Matrix Mechanics is successful without waves?
Is the reason the Schrodinger Equation is successful with waves is because the wave concept is only used for Fourier analysis where each component wave stands for the quantum state, and nothing is really waving? Born proposed what is waving is just probability amplitude.
In short. Electron diffraction is said to be proof that matter has wave component. But how come Matrix Mechanics can still work by totally doing away with waves?
Maybe electron diffraction can be explained not by waving but by some method where something is interfering?