Speterius OP t1_j4rpx2l wrote on January 17, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Reply to comment by hairam in Why does the existence of magnetic monopoles imply quantized electric charges? by Speterius

Good meme 10/10.

Actually, it's not patronising. It feels good to know that Feynman and Co said those things.

I listened to a few detailed podcasts explaining the maths of QM, but I haven't done anything myself.

Speterius OP t1_j4rn6v8 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 8:01 PM

Reply to comment by DragonZnork in Why does the existence of magnetic monopoles imply quantized electric charges? by Speterius

I'm not sure i get what the Schrodinger equation solutions for the hydrogen atom have to do with the quantum nature of the electric charge.

I understand the electron shells, but how does that relate to the electric field being quantized?

Speterius OP t1_j4rgooc wrote on January 17, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Reply to comment by taphead739 in Why does the existence of magnetic monopoles imply quantized electric charges? by Speterius

Thank you for the answer. Super insightful.

> "Since quantum mechanics dictates that angular momentum must be quantized, (....)"

Is the fact that angular momentum must be quantized a postulate of QM or is it derived from something more fundamental? I saw the plank length come up in the Dirac derivation.

I guess I'm looking for some sort of axiom. Something that doesn't follow from anything, but is the lowest level block of QM.