05 February 2007

The Origin of Schrödinger's Equation



"Have you ever asked why F = ma? No? Good. Then don't ask why Schrödinger's equation is like that." - Dr Yeo Ye

1 comment:

Jackson Tan said...

Actually, the true reason is that it works, as in, it does successfully fit into the quantum mechanical framework and explain experimental results.

But he's just saying it (to someone else) because in truth it's something so established like F = ma that there's hardly any merit in questioning it.