Schrödinger, Erwin
Published: August 18, 2006, 5:08 pm
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Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), an Austrian physicist known for his mathematical development of wave mechanics (1926), a form of quantum mechanics (see quantum theory) and for his formulation of the wave equation (the Schrödinger equation), the most widely used mathematical tool of modern quantum theory. For this work, he shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with P. A. M. Dirac. His book What is Life? (1945) has inspired many subsequent efforts to explain biological evolution, especially the evolution of complex systems, in terms of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the concepts of entropy and negative entropy.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Schrödinger, Erwin". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Schr%C3%B6dinger,_Erwin>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961), an Austrian physicist known for his mathematical development of wave mechanics (1926), a form of quantum mechanics (see quantum theory) and for his formulation of the wave equation (the Schrödinger equation), the most widely used mathematical tool of modern quantum theory. For this work, he shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with P. A. M. Dirac. His book What is Life? (1945) has inspired many subsequent efforts to explain biological evolution, especially the evolution of complex systems, in terms of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the concepts of entropy and negative entropy.
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