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Schrodinger equation

Schrodinger equation

9.5
A basic rule in quantum physics that shows how tiny particles like electrons change over time
  • noun
  • /ˈʃroʊdɪŋər ɪˈkweɪʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ecuación de Schrödinger
  • The wave function evolves according to the Schrodinger equation, which is a definite equation, which produces definite results.

Is that what it means to solve the Schrodinger equation here?

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Examples

  • The Schrodinger equation describes how the quantum state of a particle changes over time.

  • We will come back to it, but this is just the Schrodinger equation in a slightly disguised form.

  • Then we get a Schrodinger equation for five.

  • Is that what it means to solve the Schrodinger equation here?

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  • We're going to talk more about the Schrodinger equation, the various versions of the Schrodinger equation.

  • For the sake of argument, we can take Schrodinger's equation, for instance, and assume that it's true and you you would take that as primitive.

  • And this wave function of Bayes, the Schrodinger equation, which tells us how that wave sort of smoothly evolves over time.

  • He was thought that the world, the universe was built on simple laws such as his equals, MC squared, the Schrodinger equation, very simple equation.

  • To predict the behavior of an atom, scientists often use the Schrodinger equation in their calculations.

  • In quantum mechanics, the Schrodinger equation plays a crucial role in understanding particle dynamics.

Synonyms

Schrodinger wave equation
vsSchrodinger equation
  • Specialized
9.9

An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time

means the same but uses an alternative name form for the identical quantum equation

Surface Forms

Schrodinger equation singular
Schrodinger equations plural

Morphology

Schrodinger + equation

“Schrodinger” is an eponymic proper name with no semantic content a B1 learner can use to infer subject matter, and “equation” only signals a mathematical statement. The specific meaning (a fundamental quantum‑mechanical equation describing the evolution of quantum states) is technical and cannot be derived from the parts, so prior domain knowledge is required.

Etymology

Schrodinger equation is named after the scientist Schrodinger, who imagined tiny particles as waves and wrote an equation to show how those waves change. So today Schrodinger equation means the math rule that tells 'how the quantum state of a physical system changes over time'.