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Schrödinger equation

The Schrödinger equation describes the state of a quantum system.

 

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Explanation

The most general form of the Schrödinger equation reads

where

i	Imaginary unit
ℏ	Reduced Planck constant
	Partial derivative with respect to time
ψ	Wave function
t	Time
H	Hamiltonian operator

 

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History The Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger postulated this equation for the wave function of a quantum system in 1925.

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