Super classical quantum mechanics: The best interpretation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics

It has been shown that Newtonian classical mechanics (NCM) suffers from sev eral kinds of chaotic indeterminacies. That means, a large set of problems treated with NCM gives results which are in wild disagreement with observat ion. In the present paper, these shortcomings are repaired in a simple, obv ious, and essentially unique manner. The NCM theory is thereby transformed into a new theory which is fully equivalent to the Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Dirac nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, with the vital addition of Bo rn's probabilistic interpretation of the wave function built in from the st art. I call this new theory "super classical quantum mechanics" (SCQM). Usi ng Ehrenfest's theorem of 1927, the classical limit of the new theory, SCQM , is seen to give exactly the results expected of the repaired Newtonian th eory of classical mechanics. (C) 2001 American Association of Physics Teach ers.