wave mechanics
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They developed two different mathematical approaches, wave mechanics and matrix mechanics, to describe quantum systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Soon afterward, Erwin Schrödinger introduced a different approach known as "wave mechanics."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Our understanding of wave mechanics, on which those models are based, is wildly incomplete.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2016
Last week's prize of $46,299 was awarded for his theory of wave mechanics in the problem of atomic constituion.
From Time Magazine Archive
The observation excited the attention of the Austrian Erwin Schrödinger, who made some deft refinements and devised a handy system called wave mechanics.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
