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Schrödinger equation: the core of quantum mechanics
Electron densities in wave functions of the Schrödinger equation energy levels of the hydrogen atom
generalized Schrödinger equation
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Also Known As Schrödinger wave equation

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Electron densities in wave functions of the Schrödinger equation
energy levels of the hydrogen atom
Schrödinger equation: the core of quantum mechanics
generalized Schrödinger equation
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Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist
Max Born
Max Born
German physicist
Terence Tao
Australian mathematician

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