Rosetta III — The Position Eigenfunction Contradiction
Rosetta III — The Position Eigenfunction Contradiction
EVALUATION MODE
Literal-token reading only. No symbolic interpretation, no appeal to
textbook convention. DS (Definitional Stability), NEBR (No Escape By Reinterpretation),
and LNC (Law of Non-Contradiction) apply.
PREMISES
P1. A quantum state “localized at position a” is declared to be
ψ(x) = δ(x − a). (This is the standard position eigenfunction postulate.)
P2. The probability density is defined as |ψ(x)|².
P3. δ(x − a) is not a function but a distribution defined only under an integral.
P4. The square δ²(x − a) has no defined value in analysis.
DERIVATION
D1. From P1 and P2 ⇒ |ψ(x)|² = δ²(x − a).
D2. From P3 and P4 ⇒ δ²(x − a) is undefined.
D3. Therefore |ψ(x)|² is undefined.
D4. Therefore the probability density for a “localized state” does not exist.
MANDATORY QUESTIONS
Q1. If |ψ|² is undefined, can the expression represent a probability density?
(A) No — undefined quantity cannot represent probability.
(B) Yes — undefined quantities may represent probability.
Q2. If a theory defines a physical state by an undefined quantity,
is it logically consistent?
(A) No — inconsistent.
(B) Yes — acceptable as formalism.
Q3. If Q2 = (A), does the theory forfeit its claim to mathematical coherence?
(A) Yes — forfeits coherence.
(B) No — retains coherence despite contradiction.
Q4. If a theory forfeits mathematical coherence, can it yield physically valid predictions?
(A) No — invalid as physics.
(B) Yes — still predictive.
Q5. If Q4 = (A), must the position eigenfunction postulate be rejected as self-contradictory?
(A) Yes — reject postulate.
(B) No — retain despite self-contradiction.
Q6. If Q5 = (A), does the superposition principle built upon it remain valid?
(A) No — foundation invalidates superstructure.
(B) Yes — principle survives regardless of foundation.
Q7. If Q6 = (A), is the theory of quantum mechanics, in its current axiomatic form,
logically sound?
(A) No — logically unsound.
(B) Yes — sound despite logical failure.