Quasilinearization approach to quantum mechanics

Quasilinearization approach to quantum mechanics

The quasilinearization method (QLM) of solving nonlinear differential equations is applied to the quantum mechanics by casting the Schrödinger equation in the nonlinear Riccati form. The method, whose mathematical basis in physics was discussed recently by one of the present authors (VBM), approaches the solution of a nonlinear differential equation by approximating the nonlinear terms by a seq...

Histories Approach to Quantum Mechanics

Quasilinearization Approach to Nonlinear Problems in Physics

The general conditions under which the quadratic, uniform and monotonic convergence in the quasilinearization method could be proved are formulated and elaborated. The method, whose mathematical basis in physics was discussed recently by one of the present authors (VBM), approximates the solution of a nonlinear differential equation by treating the nonlinear terms as a perturbation about the li...

An approach to nonstandard quantum mechanics

We use nonstandard analysis to formulate quantum mechanics in hyperfinite-dimensional spaces. Self-adjoint operators on hyperfinitedimensional spaces have complete eigensets, and bound states and continuum states of a Hamiltonian can thus be treated on an equal footing. We show that the formalism extends the standard formulation of quantum mechanics. To this end we develop the Loeb-function cal...

A Global Optimization Approach to Quantum Mechanics

This paper presents a global optimization approach to quantum mechanics, which describes the most fundamental dynamics of the universe. It suggests that the wave-like behavior of (sub)atomic particles could be the critical characteristic of a global optimization method deployed by nature so that (sub)atomic systems can find their ground states corresponding to the global minimum of some energy ...