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Structure of the Schrödinger Dynamics

Structure of the Schrödinger Dynamics Rediscovery of Quantum Mechanics

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Structure of the Schrödinger Dynamics

Rediscovery of Quantum Mechanics

Kazuo Takatsuka

Science / Physics / Quantum Theory

This book aims to transcend both the extraordinary success of quantum theory founded upon the Schrödinger equation and the long-standing confusion surrounding its “interpretation,” in order to reveal the structure of a new era of quantum theory. The book develops its central ideas through three pillars. First, the Schrödinger equation is derived from first scratch, thereby clarifying the physical meaning of the wave function and the equation itself. Second, a matrix-valued quantum path integral endowed with a well-defined integration measure is constructed as the Green’s function of a real-valued Schrödinger equation. This framework guarantees the convergence of the Feynman path integral and, through its connection with the Feynman–Kac formula, elucidates the deep relationship between quantum theory and stochastic processes. Third, quantum stochastic differential equations are established, providing a dynamical description of individual events rather than ensembles, and offering a fundamentally new perspective on quantum phenomena. From this framework follow a variety of striking theoretical consequences: the rejection of wave-function collapse; the spontaneous resolution of entanglement responsible for ultra-long-range correlations; the dynamical origins of probabilistic behavior and uncertainty relations; the buildup of quantum canonical equations of motion and reduction to classical Hamiltonian canonical equations; the symmetry and asymmetry of time reversal; the dual relationship between quantum theory and stochastic process theory; and the mechanism underlying the formation of interference fringe patterns in the double-slit experiment, and so on. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers who have completed a standard course in quantum mechanics through texts such as Dirac’s, as well as for scientists working in quantum science—especially quantum physics and measurement, quantum chemistry, quantum biology, quantum technology, quantum information theory, and the study of single-event quantum dynamics. It will also serve as a valuable reference for researchers concerned with the foundations and interpretations of quantum theory.

Kazuo Takatsuka obtained a doctoral degree of Engineering Science from Osaka University in 1978. After postdoctoral works In the USA, he joined Institute of Molecular Science, Japan. In 1992 he started to serve as a professor for Nagoya University, and moved to the department of Basic Sciences in University of Tokyo in 1997. He retired from this university in 2016 as a professor emeritus. Then he has joined the Fukui Institute, Kyoto University, Japan.


Publication Date: 12 August 2026
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Imprint: Springer
ISBN-13: 9789819219094
Format: Hardback

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