Schrodinger is a proper noun used to refer to the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger, and by extension to his famous thought experiment. In physics and philosophy of science, the term is often used to describe quantum-mechanical systems that can be in multiple states until observed. The name is also used in eponymous models, equations, and discussions of wave–particle duality and quantum superposition. (2–4 sentences, 50–80 words)
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