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Quantum mechanics: A new chapter?
Werner A. Hofer
We review the conceptual problems in quantum mechanics on a fundamental level. It is shown that the proposed model of extended electrons and a clear understanding of rotations in t…
Solving the Einstein-Podolksy-Rosen puzzle: a possible origin of non-locality
Werner A. Hofer
So far no mechanism is known, which could connect the two measurements in a Bell-type experiment with a speed beyond the speed of light, commonly considered the ultimate limit of p…
Unconventional approach to orbital-free density functional theory derived from a model of extended electrons
Werner A. Hofer
An equation proposed by Levy, Perdew and Sahni in 1984 [PRA 30, 2745 (1984)] is an orbital--free formulation of density functional theory. However, this equation describes a bosoni…
Comment on ''Matter-Wave Interferometer for Large Molecules'' (quant-ph/0202158)
R. Stadler, W. A. Hofer
Diffraction experiments have moved to ever heavier objects in recent years, now standing at the level of large molecules. Experiments in materials science on the other hand have co…
Numerical simulation of interference experiments in a local hidden variables model
W. A. Hofer
We present a theoretical model which allows to keep track of all photons in an interferometer. The model is implemented in a numerical scheme, and we simulate photon interference m…
Numerical simulation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments in a local hidden variables model
W. A. Hofer
We simulate correlation measurements of entangled photons numerically. The model employed is strictly local. In our model correlations arise from a phase, connecting the electromag…
Visibility, efficiency, and Bell violations in real Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments
W. A. Hofer
The violation of Bell's inequalities in Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments has been demonstrated for photons and ions. In all experiments of this kind the relation between visibil…
Simulation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments in a local hidden variables model with limited efficiency and coherence
W. A. Hofer
We simulate correlation measurements of entangled photons numerically. The model employed is strictly local. The correlation is determined by its classical expression with one deci…
Masses and fields in Microdynamics: a possible foundation for dynamic gravity
W. A. Hofer
The quest for a complete theory of microphysics is probably near the top of the agenda in fundamental physics today. We survey existing modifications of quantum mechanics to assess…
Understanding Spin: the field theory of magnetic interactions
W. A. Hofer
Spin is commonly thought to reflect the true quantum nature of microphysics. We show that spin is related to intrinsic and field-like properties of single particles. These properti…
Information transfer via the phase: A local model of Einstein-Podolksy-Rosen experiments
W. A. Hofer
Conventionally, one interprets the correlations observed in Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen experiments by Bell's inequalities and quantum nonlocality. We show, in this paper, that identic…
Measurements in quantum physics: towards a physical picture of relevant processes
W. A. Hofer
We propose a new structure of ensembles in quantum theory, based on the recently introduced intrinsic properties of electrons and photons. On this statistical basis the spreading o…
Evidence for a dynamic origin of charge
W. A. Hofer
The fundamental equations of particle motion lead to a modified Poisson equation including dynamic charge. This charge derives from density oscillations of a particle; it is not di…
A realist view of the electron: recent advances and unsolved problems
W. a. Hofer
In view of experimentally obtainable resolutions, equal to the Compton wavelength of an electron, the conventional interpretation of quantum mechanics no longer seems to provide a…
On interference: the scalar problem
W. A. Hofer
Single-slit and two-slit interferometer measurements of electrons are analyzed within the realistic model of particle propagation. In a step by step procedure we show that all curr…
Internal structures of electrons and photons: the concept of extended particles revisited
W. A. Hofer
The theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics and de Broglie--Bohm mechanics are analyzed and it is shown that both theories employ a formal approach to microphysics. By using a…
Electron acceleration due to photon absorption: A possible origin of the infinity problems in relativistic quantum fields
W. A. Hofer
Based on the concept of extended particles recently introduced we perform a Gedankenexperiment accelerating single electrons with photons of suitably low frequency. Accounting for…
A dynamic model of atoms: structure, internal interactions and photon emissions of hydrogen
W. A. Hofer
The standard solution of the Schroedinger equation for the hydrogen atom is analyzed. Comparing with the recently established internal properties of electrons it is found, that the…
Internal structures of electrons and photons and some consequences in relativistic physics
W. A. Hofer
The theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics and de Broglie-Bohm mechanics are analyzed and it is shown that both theories employ a formal approach to microphysics. By using a…
Non--locality of particle spin: a consequence of interaction energy?
W. A. Hofer
Neutron interference measurements with macroscopic beam separation allow to study the influence of magnetic fields on spin properties. By calculating the interaction energy with a…
Beyond Uncertainty: the internal structure of electrons and photons
W. A. Hofer
The wave-structure of moving electrons is analyzed on a fundamental level by employing a modified de Broglie relation. Formalizing the wave-function in real notation yields int…