Viewing quantum mechanics through the prism of electromagnetism

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel electromagnetic framework for quantum mechanics, introducing the concept of 'quantum rest mass' and deriving key quantum phenomena such as wave behavior and the Schrödinger equation from electromagnetic principles.

Contribution

It introduces an electromagnetic perspective on quantum mechanics, replacing inertial mass with an interference-dependent 'quantum rest mass' and deriving quantum results from electromagnetic equations.

Findings

Photons move slower than light during interference.

Photons have de Broglie wavelength.

Electromagnetic approach reproduces Schrödinger equation results.

Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate novel relationships between quantum mechanics and the electromagnetic wave equation. In our approach, an invariant interference-dependent electromagnetic quantity, which we call "quantum rest mass", replaces the conventional role of the inertial rest mass. In the ensuing results, photons, during interference, move slower than the speed of light in vacuum, and possess de Broglie wavelength. Further, we use our electromagnetic approach to examine double-slit photon trajectories, and to arrive at the Schrodinger equation's results for a particle in an infinite square well potential.