PIRSA:08080088

Quantum Mechanics 13 - Schrodinger Wave Equation

Epp, R. (2008). Quantum Mechanics 13 - Schrodinger Wave Equation. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080088

Epp, Richard. Quantum Mechanics 13 - Schrodinger Wave Equation. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 16, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08080088 

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            language = {en},
            title = {Quantum Mechanics 13 - Schrodinger Wave Equation},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
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Richard Epp University of Waterloo

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Abstract

A “derivation” of the Schrodinger wave equation based on simple calculus.
Learning Outcomes:
• How to express the de Broglie wave of a free particle, i.e. a complex traveling wave, in terms of the particle’s energy and momentum, and how to differentiate this wave with respect to its space and time variables (x and t).
• How to combine the above mathematical results with the Newtonian expression for the total energy of a particle to get Schrodinger’s wave equation.
• Dirac’s extension of these ideas to Einstein’s expression for the total energy of a particle: introduction to spin, antimatter, and the Standard Model of particle physics.