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In 1926, Erwin Schrödinger introduced the equation that became the dynamical law of non-relativistic quantum mechanics: iℏ ∂ψ/∂t = [−ℏ²/(2m)∇² + V]ψ It does not describe a particle following one definite path. It describes how the wavefunction evolves and therefore how the probabilities of possible experimental outcomes change with time.

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Фото профиля MotoMtn
MotoMtn2 месяцев назад

I'm not sure how this graph is associated with the actual thought experiment, but it looks cool.

Фото профиля R. Wade H. Marr
R. Wade H. Marr2 месяцев назад

This conflates the Schrödinger equation with the Born-rule interpretation placed on top of it. Schrödinger’s equation is a deterministic, continuous evolution law for the complex quantum state. Given \(\psi(t_0)\) and the Hamiltonian, \(\psi(t)\) is fixed. Probabilities enter only when \(|\psi|^2\) is interpreted as an outcome distribution under measurement. So the equation does not dynamically evolve “probabilities.” It evolves phase and amplitude. Probability is a downstream reading of that evolution. That distinction matters, because presenting the equation itself as probabilistic obscures exactly what Schrödinger actually supplied: a fully deterministic phase-evolution law.

Фото профиля Æ̾̾̾̾̾̾̾x
Æ̾̾̾̾̾̾̾x2 месяцев назад

We the people truly are so blessed to be part of these generations that get to experience this level of enlightenment.

Фото профиля Dean Chalk
Dean Chalk2 месяцев назад

Maybe the wave function is part of the mechanisms used by our simulated reality to stay true to the historical archive it is simulating…

Фото профиля I am THAT I am
I am THAT I am2 месяцев назад

yes all laws of physics are made up a fantasy a illusion except the second law of thermodynamics... it is RAM memory and intellect that repeats the holo constructs of the mind so limited.. Real mistics and real wisdom is outside the mind the quantum field of unified consciousness and tapping into the akashic records where all the wisdom is recorded This are all distractions all wast of ur attention. Real wisdom not comes from Rockefeller Foundation education all is completely a lie a illusion used to keep us from the ONLY math of the Multiverse . Fibonacci sequence . Phi 1:1.61 . vortex math All is energy, frequency and resonance 3-6-9 are the keys to the Multi-verse

Фото профиля angelique
angelique2 месяцев назад

Can’t wait for Grok to produce long conversations like this.

Фото профиля The Amateur Scientist 😎
The Amateur Scientist 😎2 месяцев назад

'probabilities' are illusions instantiated in (by) the extreme nonlinear accelerations in SSW Harmonics. maths of illusions is maths of illusions. K. P. Collins

Фото профиля tmallard
tmallard2 месяцев назад

The alternative with lab time found 70yrs ago by Stearnglass-Einstein using dynamic property eqa's that the rho pion is two counter-rotating electron-positron gyroscopic-pairs, bolas, masses against centripetal-force near, yet below c at radii down to 1e-50m are perpetual-motion except for precession is entropy allows decay calcs To now lead discussion of that as deterministic subatomic engineering precision vs waveforms to relate neutrino genesis from a long path begun with magnetar-star finding flux causes sinewave_lengthening From 3IATLAS JWST/HST proposal data on its coma are 10-11m thick boundary-layer on a 2.5-3km object sideways to the solar-wind confirm lab work neasure of photon snap-back energy to be 2.94e-12 joules/photon blew the coma apart to 1-parsec away to background rad density, the only source possible in free-space confirmed by observation That's a huge portion of so-called darkenergy in a common mechanism of genesis, yes ? It's time to formally throw out StdModel fallacies, the electron isn't a point force it's a bola of complexity or wouldn't flow in a conductor at all Try to falsify that So the value of StdModel is lab metrics found not theory, the Stearnglass-Einstein work validated gyroscopic-pairs as the building blocks of all entities quarks to elements & isotopes Fwiw

Фото профиля lepton939
lepton9392 месяцев назад

It’s complicated shit. And no one really understands wtf is going on. But judging from the nihilistic world in which we live information is protected by a system that is impenetrable to physics, By whom? Not my problem.

Фото профиля Shook 🇺🇸 o7 ✴
Shook 🇺🇸 o7 ✴2 месяцев назад

@grok What is the size of the electromagnetic field surrounding the particle (photon or electron)? How does this size compare to the width of the slits in typical 2-slit experiments?

Фото профиля Sharpshooter🇩🇪🍀
Sharpshooter🇩🇪🍀2 месяцев назад

For what Problem IS this simulation Made for ?

Фото профиля JaneAxiom
JaneAxiom2 месяцев назад

Beautiful visualization of Schrödinger’s foundational equation, the dynamical law governing how the wavefunction evolves in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. At the microscopic level, the universe’s essential fabric reveals itself not as solid particles tracing definite paths, but as dynamic energy in waveform: probabilistic, entangled, embodying duality and interconnected potential. Yet what emerges at the macroscopic scale? Matter appears to us as stable, classical objects following predictable trajectories , the ‘solid’ reality of tables, stars, and our own bodies. This grand illusion arises through decoherence and the statistical averaging of countless quantum possibilities. The wavefunction ‘collapses’ into observable form, bridging the quantum realm of superposition and entanglement with the classical world of definite matter and causality. Truly, it’s the ultimate Yin-Yang: the invisible quantum dance giving birth to the tangible cosmos. Dynamic unity in duality, energy manifesting as form.

Фото профиля Richard Cantrell
Richard Cantrell2 месяцев назад

Let’s go

Фото профиля Justin
Justin2 месяцев назад

Warp bubble

Фото профиля El Paso
El Paso2 месяцев назад

It is the surest evidence to me that I actually don't know much!

Фото профиля jamhodl
jamhodl2 месяцев назад

We used to do electron orbital calculations with those wave functions and had to graph them by hand in higher level chemistry classes. Never fully grasped what was going on but that’s quantum mechanics in general.

Фото профиля J Hawks
J Hawks2 месяцев назад

Looks just like the gravity field of a black hole, or a star.

Фото профиля Light Speed
Light Speed2 месяцев назад

great explanation here

Фото профиля Meta🌌 🐉Celestial Horror VTuber(theGame included)
Meta🌌 🐉Celestial Horror VTuber(theGame included)2 месяцев назад

My vibe as I jaunt, if you were wondering

Фото профиля Michael Cahoon
Michael Cahoon2 месяцев назад

Frontal and residuals waves encircle that wiffle ball atom... DON'T IT?

Фото профиля Rohin Hattiangadi
Rohin Hattiangadi2 месяцев назад

Love this visualization Of course it doesn’t explain the really strange part - ie why it collapses to a particle only when it is observed! Anyone care to explain this aspect? 😁

Фото профиля theantigynocentrist
theantigynocentrist2 месяцев назад

Could be the wave function is different versions of time in a 5th dimension @grok

Фото профиля Kneeling_heathen
Kneeling_heathen2 месяцев назад

Or its just there because you are looking. A conscious agent behind a headset caught up in an illusion. And the world renders on its mental scaffholding like the pixels light up on a TV on certain hues to give a picture. After all consciousness is the only thing we know exists...therefore from first principles we must put it before matter on the parsimony chain. Also causally it orecedes matter. A very obvious point we all seemed to forget for a few hundred years. We drew a map of the world through our descriptions of it....physics is just the pattern recognition of our descriptions...then we did a very strange thing....think about it for a moment.....we started to say that this map of the world we drew.....was not only the real world...but our minds....that drew the map......COME FROM THE MAP ! We are confusing the map for the territory. Silly silly monkeys. #analyticalidealism #consciousness #bernardokastrup

Фото профиля AshmanRoonz
AshmanRoonz2 месяцев назад

Looks like a wake

Фото профиля Antix
Antix2 месяцев назад

Infinitely many starting conditions, one places infinite double pendulums side-by-side. Seen as chaotic by themselves, pockets of the truth become visible. In the chaos, emerges order. In groups, in solitude, in the comparison to each other. Total chaos and unity. Together.

Фото профиля Thomas william Lawson
Thomas william Lawson2 месяцев назад

The art of manifesting change

Фото профиля PHENEX
PHENEX2 месяцев назад

Am I wrong or is there a time when it can be detected anywhere in the universe?

Фото профиля Patrice
Patrice2 месяцев назад

Insane

Фото профиля Adam Tomas
Adam Tomas2 месяцев назад

The Schrödinger equation is derived in the Born Genesis — not postulated. It follows from the action of the Born split on the wave function of the inner Clifford torus. The probabilities are not fundamental; they are the geometry of the tree:

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Final Lecture of our Statistical Mechanics Series. Lecture 2 showed how we move from the Full Phase-Space Density ρ(q₁, …, qₙ, p₁, …, pₙ, t) to smaller statistical objects by integrating out variables we do not want to keep. That gives reduced descriptions like the One-Particle Density f₁(q₁,p₁,t) and the Two-Particle Density f₂(q₁,p₁,q₂,p₂,t) This was the simplification. Now comes the catch. If the Full Density obeys Liouville’s Equation, the reduced densities do not evolve independently. The equation for one level depends on the next one and this is referred to as the BBGKY hierarchy. The One-Particle Density depends on the Two-Particle Density. The Two-Particle Density depends on the Three-Particle Density. And the chain keeps going. That happens because particles interact. Once one particle feels the rest, one-particle information is no longer enough. Correlations enter, and the lower level is fed from above. If the full Hamiltonian is H = Σᵢ pᵢ²/(2m) + Σᵢ U(qᵢ) + (1/2) Σᵢ Σⱼ≠ᵢ Φ(qᵢ − qⱼ) then reducing the full density does not make the interaction terms disappear. It leaves behind coupling to higher-order reduced densities. So, schematically, ∂f₁/∂t + transport of one particle = interaction term involving f₂ and more generally the heirarchy is such that ∂fₛ/∂t + s-particle transport = interaction term involving fₛ₊₁ Therefore, Lecture 3 is really about the price of reduction. We simplify the description, but the information we remove comes back as coupling to higher-order correlations. So, how do you actually compute anything if every level depends on the next one? This is the so-called Closure Problem. To make the hierarchy usable, you need an extra assumption that cuts the chain. You replace the exact higher-order object by an approximation in terms of lower-order ones. The most basic example is a factorized closure at the pair level, where the exact correlated Two-Particle Density is replaced schematically by a product of One-Particle Densities: f₂(q₁,p₁,q₂,p₂,t) ≈ f₁(q₁,p₁,t) f₁(q₂,p₂,t) That approximation is not exact. It throws away part of the correlation structure. But it gives you something the raw hierarchy does not... a closed equation for the lower-level description. That is why closure matters so much. Without it, the hierarchy is exact but open. With it, the theory becomes approximate but usable. Thus, the combined point of this final Statistical Mechanics post is simple. First, reduced descriptions are not closed because interactions generate correlations across levels. Second, if you want a workable Kinetic Theory, you must close the hierarchy by approximating those higher-order correlations. It is the bridge from formal many-body mechanics to equations people can actually solve. In the render, that is exactly the story you are seeing. The first part shows the hierarchy itself: one reduced level feeding the next, with lower descriptions inheriting structure from higher ones. The second part shows the closure step where the exact correlated pair level is replaced by a factorized ansatz, and that approximation gives back a closed one-particle description. That is, the animation moves from dependence to approximation, and from approximation to solvability. #StatisticalMechanics #BBGKY #ClosureProblem #KineticTheory #PhaseSpace #ReducedDistribution #HamiltonianMechanics #MathematicalPhysics #Mathematics #Physics

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