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Schrödinger's cat

thought experiment
Event Thought Experiment Q8588

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
thought experiment, paradox, fictional cat[3][4]
Publication date
1935[6]
Creator
Erwin Schrödinger[2]
Named after
Erwin Schrödinger[5]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4 (2022)[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Schrödinger's cat en Erwin Schrödinger's Cat ar قطة شرودنغر cs Schrödingerova kočka da Schrödingers kat de Schrödingers Katze el Γάτα του Σρέντιγκερ en-gb Erwin Schrödinger's Cat es experimento del gato de Schrödinger es experimento de Schrödinger es gato de Schrödinger es paradoja del gato de Schrödinger es paradoja de Schrödinger fa گربه شرودینگر fi Schrödingerin kissa fr chat de Schrödinger he החתול של שרדינגר hi शोडिंगर की बिल्ली hi श्रोडिंगर की बिल्ली hu Schrödinger macskája
🔖 Identifiers · 29
OpenAlex ID
C194800363
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Schrodingers cat.svg ↗
Bgm.tv character ID
14481
Brilliant Wiki ID
schrodingers-cat
Elhuyar ZTH ID
136702
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
schrodingers_cat
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/Schrodingers-cat
Freebase ID
/m/0779r
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
paradoxa-del-gat-de-schrodinger
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0517753
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Schrödingers_katt
HAND ID
3640-2F6F-DC1C-19B1-8335
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
69788
Know Your Meme slug
schrodingers-cat (2025)
Larousse ID
animations/Schrödinger_chat_de_Schrödinger/1100959, animations/Chat_de_Schrödinger/1100959, images/Cyanure_dhydrogène_et_expérience_du_chat_de_Schrödinger_théorique/1316397
Lex ID
Schrödingers_kat
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
194800363
Namuwiki ID
슈뢰딩거의 고양이
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811250663605606
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
シュレーディンガーの猫
Personality Database profile ID
277645
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
シュレディンガーの猫
Quora topic ID
Schrödingers-Cat
RationalWiki ID
Schrödinger's_cat
Stack Exchange tag
physics.stackexchange.com
TV Tropes ID
UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat
Topic's main category
Category:Schrödinger's cat
Vikidia article ID
fr:Chat_de_Schrödinger
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["FictionalCharacter", "SchroedingersCat"]

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
paradox, thought experiment
Created notable works 1
Erwin Schrödinger
Creator 1
Erwin Schrödinger
Named after 1
Erwin Schrödinger
Named after 1
cat state
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
← Based on 1
Wigner's friend
← Facet of 1
quantum suicide
← Inspired by 1
2067
← Main subject 1
The Salmon of Doubt
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Summary

Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment[1].

Body

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Schrödinger's cat include cat state[8].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include cat state[8].

Related Entities

Erwin Schrödinger

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 3640-2F6F-DC1C-19B1-8335
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #47158: HAND ID (11)"
  2. 24w ago · Sd5605 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → 1935
    Bgm.tv character ID → 14481
    Instance of → thought experiment, paradox, fictional cat
    Creator → Erwin Schrödinger
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Bgm.tv character ID: 14481"
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