A note concerning quantum mechanics and medicine

The rapid growth of quantum mechanics in the twentieth century has in no small part been due to the advanced state of classical mechanics. The introduction of new mathematical concepts to biology and medicine, on the other hand, is difficult because of the absence of a strong mathematical foundation. As a result, in many instances, new theoretical approaches to biological material have depended upon the use of mechanical and electrical analogues. As this paper shows, from a solution to a mechanical problem by means of quantum mechanics comes a potentially useful approach to a common medical problem.