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Schrödinger's Wave equation

Schrödinger's Wave equation Imagine that you have a piano keyboard, and each key corresponds to a possible location of a particle. The Schrodinger equation tells you how to play a melody on this keyboard, using the wave function as the sheet music. The wave function gives you the amplitude and frequency of each note, which represent the probability and energy of finding the particle at that location. The higher the amplitude, the louder the note, and the higher the frequency, the higher the pitch. The Schrodinger equation also tells you how the melody changes over time, depending on the potential energy of the particle at each location. The potential energy is like a tuning knob that affects the frequency of each note. If the potential energy is high, the note becomes sharper, and if it is low, it becomes flatter. The Schrodinger equation describes how the wave function evolves in response to these changes in frequency, and how the melody becomes more or less harmonious