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A stepping stone from classical to quantum mechanics

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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A microscopic mechanics is constructed in order to incorporate the Planck constant while retaining the concept of particle location. In the one-dimensional stationary case, the first integral of the equation of motion can be solved explicitly with the help of the Schrödinger equation. It is thus shown that, in describing bound-state motions, this mechanics meets a serious difficulty. It can be overcome only by renouncing the classical concepts of trajectories and opting for quantum mechanics.

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Si costruisce una meccanica microscopica per incorporare la costante di Planck mantenendo il concetto di localizzazione della particella. Nel caso stazionario unidimensionale, la prima integrale dell’equazione di moto puó essere risolta in forma esplicita con l’aiuto dell’equazione di Schrödinger. Si mostra che, nel descrivere movimenti di stati legati, questa meccanica incontra serie difficoltà, che possono essere superate solo rinunciando ai concetti classici di traiettoria e optando per la meccanica quantistica.

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Tzara, C. A stepping stone from classical to quantum mechanics. Nuovo Cim B 82, 100–110 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723580

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PACS. 03.65

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