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Schrödinger equation

partial differential equation describing how the quantum state of a non-relativistic physical system changes with time
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Schrödinger equation
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Summary

Schrödinger equation ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,353 views/month, #267 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Author: Louis de Broglie[2]
  • Named after: Erwin Schrödinger[3]
  • Subclass of: partial differential equation[4]
  • Commons category: Schrödinger equation[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Schrödinger equation[6]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[7]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/schroedinger-equation[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[10]

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Influence

Things named for Schrödinger equation include nonlinear it[11], a nonlinear partial differential equation[12].

Why It Matters

Schrödinger equation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include nonlinear it[11], a nonlinear partial differential equation[12].

Related Entities

Erwin Schrödinger

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Louis de Broglie
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'cv', 'da',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Author: Louis de Broglie"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after → Erwin Schrödinger
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Named after → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007560881205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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