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MP: Fachverband Theoretische und Mathematische Grundlagen der Physik

MP 8: Waves, Relativity and Quantization

MP 8.3: Vortrag

Mittwoch, 2. April 2025, 16:55–17:15, ZHG002

How come the quantum? Testing a proposal for the origin of Planck's quantum of action — •Christoph Schiller — Motion Moutain Research, Munich

Answers to Wheeler's question ``How come the quantum?'' are rare. The main reasons are presented and an answer going back to an approach by Dirac is proposed. The proposal implies a topological origin of Planck's quantum of action. The proposal is checked against numerous requirements and experiments that include non-commutativity, probabilities, spinor wave functions, Heisenberg's indeterminacy relation, the Schrödinger equation, and the Dirac equation. Complete agreement with observations is found. A model for particle mass and several experimental predictions are deduced. Unexpectedly, the checks with observations also eliminate all possible alternatives and thus provide arguments for the uniqueness of the proposal. The proposal confirms that quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, particle physics, and physical space are emergent.

Details and publications at https://motionmountain.net/research

Keywords: origin of the quantum of action; origin of quantum physics; origin of wave functions