Biography:Erwin Schrödinger
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| Erwin Schrödinger | |
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| Schrödinger in 1933 | |
| Born | 12 August 1887 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 4 January 1961 Vienna, Austria
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| Known for | Schrödinger equation; wave mechanics; Schrödinger's cat |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1933) |
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who developed wave mechanics, one of the central formulations of quantum mechanics.
Wave mechanics
Schrödinger introduced the wave equation that bears his name in 1926. The equation describes how quantum states evolve and became a foundation for atomic, molecular, and condensed matter physics.
His wave mechanics was soon shown to be equivalent to Heisenberg's matrix mechanics, giving quantum theory two complementary mathematical forms.
Foundations
Schrödinger also introduced the famous cat thought experiment to criticize simple readings of quantum superposition and measurement. The example remains important in discussions of measurement, decoherence, and macroscopic quantum states.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum Schrödinger equation
- Physics:Quantum Wavefunction
- Physics:Quantum Superposition
- Physics:Quantum Measurement problem
- Physics:Quantum Harmonic oscillator
References
- "Erwin Schrödinger - Biographical". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1933/schrodinger/biographical/.
- "Erwin Schrödinger". https://www.britannica.com/biography/Erwin-Schrodinger.
- Schrödinger, E. (1926). "Quantisierung als Eigenwertproblem". Annalen der Physik 79: 361-376. doi:10.1002/andp.19263840404.
Author: Harold Foppele
