Discretization of space and time in wave mechanics: the validity limit

Luca Roatta (1)

1 UniGe - Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa

Assuming that space and time can only have discrete values, it is shown that wave mechanics must necessarily have a specific applicability limit: in a discrete context, unlike in a continuous one, frequencies can not have arbitrarily high values.

Mots clés: discretization; discrete space; discrete time; wave mechanics; Compton wavelength

Domaines: Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]

Luca Roatta. Discretization of space and time in wave mechanics: the validity limit. 2017. ⟨hal-01476650⟩