Mr Eric,
Congratulations on An excellent essay with original thinking & interpretation of experimental results.
This is definitely a thought process that challenges the contemporary thinking on finality of views on nature as defined by contemporary physics. The topic challenging 'Quantized Absorption' based on experimental observation of energy variation due to preceding interaction can be considered to be a result of;
1. As per interpretation of author Eric S. Reiter, the exception to Quantized Absorption.
2. It can also be interpreted as challenge to conservation of energy itself.
Mr Eric S Reiter has chosen to minimize the challenge to energy conservation, these observations present, I believe it will be as big a challenge as we faced when we hypothesized potential energy (gravitation) as a form of energy to apply law on conservation (of matter) to energy.
As PicoPhysicist, I have commented on the essay by Norman D. Cook, where in I have stated that in interaction between particles with energy exchange does not necessary means exchange of photon in PicoPhysics.
This is so, since in PicoPhysics; energy of an identity (identified with space containing Knergy) is the measure of its deviation from dark energy per unit Knergy. The unit Knergy being the universal constant related to plank's constant. This is also a measure of disturbance it causes to uniformity of space.
A unit of Knergy undergoes continuous transformation representing change in its energy. While unit Knergy is indivisible due to Konservation, all interactions that are accompanied (or result of) by exchange particles, shall conform to Quantum mechanics. However Schrodinger's equation is mother law of quantum mechanics. The wave-function is analogous in nature. It represents a hypothecation of interaction between Knergy and space transforming natural quantum behaviour into continuous cause effect logic. So while interpreting quantum mechanics, if we are considerate about these facts;
1. Energy is not Konserved but conserved
2. Continuous nature of mathematical representation
PicoPhysicist find himself in peace with quantum mechanics in spite of the observations analysed by Eric S. Reiter. Conservation of energy is due to 'an interaction is governed by relaxation time of Space and Knergy in participating identities'.
Thanks & best Regards
Vijay Gupta