Schrödinger Equation
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Category: Quantum Mechanics
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It's the rule that tells us how the quantum 'cloud' that describes a particle changes over time, keeping the total chance of finding the particle equal to 100 %.
The Schrödinger equation is quantum mechanics' central postulate: it shows how the wavefunction Ψ changes in time while preserving probability, with the Hamiltonian operator converting energy into temporal phase rotation.
Governs the time evolution of a quantum system's wavefunction
Complex Hilbert space L²(ℝ³) × ℝ → ℂ
Wavefunction Ψ encodes all measurable information; Hamiltonian Ĥ links energy to dynamics
Wavefunction's phase rotates in time while |Ψ|² stays constant
Unitary flow on an infinite-dimensional complex sphere
Total probability ∫|Ψ|² d³r = 1
As ℏ→0 solutions approach classical trajectories