Guidance Waves An Alternative Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (English Edition)

It is well-known that the quantal wave function is complex. What is less well-appreciated is, from Euler, that it becomes real at the extremes of crest and trough. This alternative interpretation of quantum mechanics is based on two assumptions: the wave function only imparts physical effects when it is real as opposed to complex, and its phase velocity is the same as the expectation velocity of the particle, so that it can be present to impart physical effects. With these two premises, the results of the two-slit experiment follow, as does a further experiment. The reason the electron in an atom does not spiral into the nucleus follows, the Uncertainty Principle and the Exclusion Principle are derived, Complementarity arises as do the conditions when it will fail, a simplified procedure for calculating the basic properties of the chemical bond follows and together with the concept that atomic orbitals do not correspond to the excited states of hydrogen, a hitherto unrecognized quantum effect is proposed for the chemical bond. If this is correct, most computational procedures in chemistry are wrongly based. As an example, it argues with evidence against the widely held belief that the chemical properties of heavy elements are affected significantly by relativistic effects. The interpretation is causal and mainly local; it is shown that rotating polarizers do not demonstrate violations of Bell's inequalities, and it is suggested that further experiments are required for the delayed quantum eraser. Finally, and more speculatively, it is shown that the binding of deuterium is consistent with the binding being of electromagnetic origin.