http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0610121
If this is true, why do resources say that it cannot be derived? If it isn't true, can someone explain where the above preprint is wrong? I believe that my question differ from the below mentioned because I am asking about the flaws in the paper's reasoning, not about the nature of the equation itself.
I suspect the preprint is wrong at least in this phrase from the abstract: "We illustrate a simple derivation of the Schrodinger equation, which requires only knowledge of the electromagnetic wave equation and the basics of Einstein's special theory of relativity." They use the following in their derivation: "Recall from Einstein and Compton that the energy of a photon is... and the momentum of a photon is...", where the Planck constant appears (I don't want to rewrite the formulas here). I fail to see how this is part "of the electromagnetic wave equation and the basics of Einstein's special theory of relativity" - those do not contain the Planck constant.
