Quantum mechanics as a statistical description of classical electrodynamics

TL;DR

This paper proposes that quantum mechanics can be understood as a statistical framework for classical electrodynamics, resolving apparent conflicts with classical ontology by redefining classical electrodynamics consistently.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation where quantum phenomena are explained through a consistent classical electrodynamics framework, challenging traditional quantum-classical distinctions.

Findings

Quantum mechanics can be viewed as a statistical description of classical electrodynamics.

A consistent definition of classical electrodynamics of interacting particles is essential.

Photon phenomena can be explained purely classically within this framework.

Abstract

It is shown that quantum mechanics is a plausible statistical description of an ontology described by classical electrodynamics. The reason that no contradiction arises with various no-go theorems regarding the compatibility of QM with a classical ontology, can be traced to the fact that classical electrodynamics of interacting particles has never been given a consistent definition. Once this is done, our conjecture follows rather naturally, including a purely classical explanation of photon related phenomena. Our analysis entirely rests on the block-universe view entailed by relativity theory.