Saturday, 17 September 2016

atomic physics - Disproving a refutation of quantum mechanics (QM) via a calculation of the ground state of the helium atom


This website http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~kcy05t/ appears to refute Quantum mechanics using some proof.


An important paper involved is this 'Calculation of Helium Ground State Energy by Bohr's Theory-Based Methods' http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2546 (written by the website author)


How to disprove the author's claims, assuming his refutation of QM is unacceptable/false.


Note: I don't know if this question belongs here.


Edit:It may take considerable effort to refute or support his claims.



Answer




Arriving at the same answer as quantum mechanics for one particular scenario by making a bunch of ad hoc assumptions (for example - the calculation didn't work, so we'll make the orbital planes perpendicular) isn't useful. QM allows you to calculate much more than the ground states of atoms.


Any competing theory - and that paper doesn't contain anything which could be described as a theory - would have to have the same breadth of applicability as QM


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