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On nonlocal complexified Schrödinger equation and emergence of discrete quantum mechanics

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In this paper, a nonlocal complexified Schrödinger equation is introduced based on the notion of complexified backward-forward wave functions. Some of its implications in quantum mechanics are discussed, where a number of properties are revealed and discussed, in particular, the discretization of space-time nonlocal infinitesimal coordinates.

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    Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi

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El-Nabulsi, R.A. On nonlocal complexified Schrödinger equation and emergence of discrete quantum mechanics. Quantum Stud.: Math. Found. 3, 327–335 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40509-016-0080-z

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