Schrödinger's equation
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the fundamental equation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, formulated by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1926, that describes how the quantum state of a physical system — represented by the wavefunction — evolves over time; the time-dependent Schrödinger equation is a linear partial differential equation that predicts the probability distribution of a particle's position, momentum, and energy at any future time given the initial state; solutions to the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom correctly predicted the observed spectral emission lines and confirmed the quantum mechanical model of the atom, representing one of the greatest early triumphs of the new quantum theory
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