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“In this communication I wish first to show in the simplest case of the hydrogen atom (nonrelativistic and undistorted) that the usual rates for quantization can be replaced by another requirement, in which mention of "whole numbers" no longer occurs. Instead the integers occur in the same natural way as the integers specifying the number of nodes in a vibrating string. The new conception can be generalized, and I believe it touches the deepest meaning of the quantum rules.”

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Erwin Schrodinger
Erwin Schrodinger

Austrian physicist and one of the key founders of quantum mechanics. His major contributions include the formulation of the Schrödinger equation, which had a profound impact on the development of quantum mechanics. more

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