Independent Researcher Uses Claude AI to Write Quantum Mechanics Paper and 30-50k Lines of Rust Code

An independent researcher and audio engineer has published a research paper and accompanying Rust codebase developed in collaboration with Claude AI. The researcher used Claude to read handwritten journals, analyze drawings, organize ideas, and double-check physics papers over several months.

Key Details from the Project

The paper is titled "Clifford Geometry as the Foundation of Quantum Mechanics: Computational Verification of Bell Correlations and Wave Dynamics in a Phase Lattice." The core argument is that fundamental quantum mechanics principles—including Born rule probabilities, Bell-type correlations, and the Schrödinger wave equation—emerge naturally from Clifford's 1873–1878 geometric algebra without requiring additional postulates.

The computational implementation consists of 30–50k lines of Rust code with zero external dependencies. According to the researcher, the code produces specific numerical results:

• The lattice yields an exact cos(120°) = -0.5 correlation ratio across all coupling strengths
• Dispersion matches theory to 4 decimal places
• The imaginary unit i in the Schrödinger equation originates directly from Clifford's elliptic motion

The researcher notes this is a repost of earlier work that received 1k views but was buried due to low karma and bot activity.

Accessing the Materials

The complete paper is available at: https://zenodo.org/records/19100074

The Rust code repository is at: https://github.com/exwisey/clifford_verification

The code runs with one command according to the source.

This case demonstrates how AI coding assistants can serve as research collaborators for complex scientific computing projects, particularly when working with handwritten notes, technical diagrams, and specialized physics literature.