Quantum Mechanics without Complex Numbers: A Simple Model for the Electron Wavefunction Including Spin
arXiv:quant-ph/0502139
Abstract
A simple real-space model for the electron wavefunction is suggested, based on a transverse wave with helicity, rotating at mc^2/h. The mapping of the real two-dimensional vector phasor to the complex plane permits this to satisfy the standard time-dependent Schroedinger equation. This model is extended to provide an intuitive physical picture of electron spin. Implications of this model are discussed.
10 pages, 2 figures