Schrödinger equation

Summary

Schrödinger equation ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,500 views/month, #267 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• Erwin Schrödinger is named after Schrödinger equation^[2].
• Schrödinger equation is a type of partial differential equation^[3].
• Schrödinger equation's Commons category is recorded as Schrödinger equation^[4].
• Schrödinger equation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Schrödinger equation^[5].
• Schrödinger equation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[6].
• Schrödinger equation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/schroedinger-equation^[7].
• Schrödinger equation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[8].
• Schrödinger equation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[9].

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Definition and Type

Schrödinger equation is a type of partial differential equation^[3].

Origins

Erwin Schrödinger is named after Schrödinger equation^[2].

Influence

Things named for Schrödinger equation include nonlinear it^[10], a nonlinear partial differential equation^[11].

Why It Matters

Schrödinger equation ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,500 views/month, #267 of 77,819).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[12] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]

Entities named for it include nonlinear it^[10], a nonlinear partial differential equation^[11].