Your Daily Equation #12: The Schrödinger Equation--the Core of Quantum Mechanics

Episode 12 #YourDailyEquation: At the core of Quantum Mechanics -- the most precise theory ever developed -- is Schrödinger's Equation. In this episode of Your Daily Equation, Brian Greene explains where the equation comes from and how it is used.

Even if your math is a bit rusty, join Brian Greene for brief and breezy discussions of pivotal equations and exciting stories of nature and numbers that will allow you to see the universe in a new way.

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[Name-jsuq]

I'm only a couple minutes into it where you talk about the equations and I want to say that I love how you add the equations.most people always always always try to dumb it down for everybody and then you never get to find out what the equations are. So thank you very much for adding in the equations that means a lot to us.

[DrJeeps]

As I sit here contemplating my own field of psychology, I take a break by watching Dr. Greene's daily equation series. Fascinating, absolutely fascinating.

[gautamthriller]

Hello Professor,
I was wondering if you could talk about Maxwell's equations with special regard to their physical manifestations.
Also, thank you for this amazing series!

[mikevaldez]

Not only is Professor Greene brilliant, but also a charismatic, funny & great instructor.... his knowledge is so comprehensive, and his facility for teaching & making things seem so simple is akin to Feynman! I miss Feynman so much...

[thatbaccus]

This was awesome! I did QM in 2nd year physics (in the late 90s), and our lecturers never explained anything about the basis for the Schrodinger equation, nor even really much on its application. They essentially said "trust us", and then tested us on our ability to memorise it and really not much more (I don't even recall them asking us to prove that a given wave function satisfied the equation). So awesome to actually understand the motivation behind it, feel much more confident in understanding how it applies to the development of wave functions - thanks heaps! :D

[bryanroland]

My maths skills are very basic but I'm finding the daily equations very enjoyable and informative thanks to Brian Greene's communication skills.

[mickeybrumfield]

That seems like a pretty complicated equation. The professor really seems to enjoy trying to enlighten us as to how our universe works.

[gideonding]

i'm not a maths whiz. but to see how your mind able to understands how these ream works just by explaining it using these formulas & equations always amazes me. well done, Professor Greene!!

[judesalles]

Best physics lecture I ever attended. Thanks Brian Greene for explaining it so well

[Martvandelay]

Dear professor Greene,

I hope you’ll excuse the slightly sycofantic tone in this comment, but I think that you are by far, the greatest intermediary when it comes to turning pretty complicated stuff, into digestable bits of profound knowledge.
I’ve been reading a multitude of popular books on the subjects of physics, quantum mechanics, astronomy etc., but this is the first time I’ve actually come close to truly understanding, what the equations are all about and how they function.
Your videos have done that and I thank you deeply for it.

[mitchelbaker]

Hi Professor Greene,
My dad and I are really enjoying this series - we discuss it almost every day. My dad remembers his math prof. at the University of Victoria (British Columbia) writing down the Dirac equation - Would you be able to discuss that one on one of your episodes? It would be neat to see the equation that predicted antimatter.
Thank you again for this series!

[lmanderson]

Taking a probability and stats class after having taken modern physics and this makes soooo much more sense to me now. These equations are so beautiful.

[ajklodhi]

A teacher for humanity that I enjoyed for years to listen

[vipintyagi]

I wish, I had him as a teacher in 1977, when my prof did not try to keep awake . He came from US after Ph D but rushed through the derivation .
Hats off, I will call you Greene Guru from now on . Thank you

[danielbachour]

Phenomenal Professor Brian!! Thanks a lot for your valuable time! It means a lot to all of us who loves physics!! Just unbelievable see those equations coming from you!

[davidgomez-wtpn]

very awesome. thank you! I'm no expert at equations, but listening to an expert walk thru them is enlightening and a true delight!

[justpaulo]

Best video about the Schrödinger Equation I have ever seen.

[prayogdash]

professor Brian Greene can you please explain about Stephen Hawking's equation on identifying the area of event horizon by the entropy of the black hole.

[jamesyves]

Awesome series, Professor Greene. I am thoroughly enjoying it. A topic suggestion for a future video: The Euler-Lagrange equation. Many thanks.

[amribrahim]

You're showing the elegance of physics and mathematics altogether.