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Full Idea
A quantum object's state is described by a wave function living in Hilbert space, encompassing all of its possible states. We see how the wave function evolves in time, moving from one state to another, using the Schrödinger equation.
Gist of Idea
The Schrödinger equation describes the evolution of an object's wave function in Hilbert space
Source
New Scientist writers (New Scientist articles [2013], 2013.06.15)
Book Ref
-: 'New Scientist magazine' [ 2013], p.35
A Reaction
[These idea are basic explanations for non-scientific philosophers - please forgive anything that makes you wince]
| 17533 | Radiation interference needs waves, but radiation photoelectric effects needs particles [Heisenberg] |
| 18530 | Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman] |
| 21107 | Uncertainty says that energy can be very high over very short time periods [Krauss] |
| 20647 | Quantum theory explains why nature is made up of units, such as elements [Watson] |
| 21235 | The Schrödinger waves are just the maths of transforming energy values to positions [Farmelo] |
| 21203 | Uncertainty allows very brief violations of energy conservation - even shorter with higher energies [Martin,BR] |
| 21207 | The Exclusion Principle says no two fermions occupy the same state, with the same numbers [Martin,BR] |
| 19473 | The Schrödinger equation describes the evolution of an object's wave function in Hilbert space [New Sci.] |
| 19474 | Quantum states are measured by external time, of unknown origin [New Sci.] |
| 20466 | Quantum Theory describes events and possible interactions - not how things are [Rovelli] |
| 21182 | Quantum mechanics is our only theory, and is very precise, and repeatedly confirmed [Hesketh] |
| 21184 | Physics was rewritten to explain stable electron orbits [Hesketh] |
| 21187 | Virtual particles can't be measured, and can ignore the laws of physics [Hesketh] |