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Erwin Schrödinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics

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This article (Part II) deals with the creation of the theory of wave mechanics by Erwin Schrödinger in Zurich during the early months of 1926; he laid the foundations of this theory in his first two communications toAnnalen der Physik. The background of Schrödinger's work on, and his actual creation of, wave mechanics are analyzed.

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This article (in three parts) is an expanded version of the Schrödinger Centenary Lecture delivered by the author at CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, on July 30, 1987.

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Mehra, J. Erwin Schrödinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics. Found Phys 17, 1141–1188 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889592

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