Schrödinger equation

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Schrödinger equation: the core of quantum mechanics

Electron densities in wave functions of the Schrödinger equation

energy levels of the hydrogen atom

generalized Schrödinger equation

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Also Known As	Schrödinger wave equation

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Electron densities in wave functions of the Schrödinger equation

energy levels of the hydrogen atom

Schrödinger equation: the core of quantum mechanics

generalized Schrödinger equation

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Hartree method second-order differential equation wave mechanics wave-particle duality uncertainty principle de Broglie wave complementarity principle wave function

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quantum mechanics: Schrödinger’s wave mechanics

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Erwin Schrödinger

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist

Max Born

Max Born

German physicist

Terence Tao

Australian mathematician

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Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

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