matrix 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
One was "matrix mechanics," developed by Werner Heisenberg and later expanded by Max Born, Paul Dirac, and others.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
As befits the concept of complementarity, there are two completely different but ultimately equivalent mathematical formulations of quantum phenomena — Erwin Schrodinger’s wave equation and Werner Heisenberg’s matrix mechanics, the latter highlighting particle-like behavior.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
He sighed, “A bit behind the times, that’s the trouble with him. He clings to matrix mechanics as the all in all, and this problem calls for more powerful mathematical tools. He’s so stubborn.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
At almost the same time the German physicist Werner Heisenberg came up with a competing theory called matrix mechanics.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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