List of things named after Erwin Schrödinger
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This is a list of things named after the Austrian theoretical physicist Erwin Schrödinger.
Quantum physics
[edit]- Einstein–Schrödinger equation, see Wheeler–DeWitt equation
- Schrödinger's cat, a thought experiment devised by Schrödinger that illustrates what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to everyday objects
- Schrödinger equation, an equation formulated by Schrödinger that describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes in time
- Schrödinger field, a quantum field which obeys the Schrödinger equation
- Schrödinger–HJW theorem, a result about density matrices
- Schrödinger method, a method used to solve some problems of distribution and occupancy
- Schrödinger operator, see Hamiltonian (quantum mechanics)
- Schrödinger paradox, the paradox that living systems increase their organization despite the second law of thermodynamics
- Schrödinger picture, a formulation of quantum mechanics in which the state vectors evolve in time, but the operators (observables and others) are constant
- Schrödinger's pure-affine theory
- Schrödinger–Newton equation
- Rayleigh–Schrödinger perturbation theory
- Robertson–Schrödinger relation
Related mathematical concepts and equations
[edit]- Logarithmic Schrödinger equation
- Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
- Schrödinger functional
- Schrödinger group, the symmetry group of the free particle Schrödinger equation
Astronomy
[edit]- Schrödinger (crater), a lunar impact crater
- Vallis Schrödinger, a long, nearly linear valley that lies on the far side of the Moon
- 13092 Schrödinger, a main belt asteroid
Other
[edit]- Schrödinger logic
- The Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics
- Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1956)
- Schrödinger Medal
- Schrödinbugs, a type of software bugs, related to Heisenbugs, that manifest themselves in running software only after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.
- "Schrödinger" – A Dirac codec implementation developed by David Schleef.[1]
- Schrödinger (company), a scientific software company
- Schrödinger (Hellsing), a fictional character in the Hellsing manga series by Kouta Hirano
Popular culture
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Schrödinger FAQ". Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-05.