The Schrödinger equation, devised in 1926 following a huge international effort by many scientists, describes the 'beautiful and surprising' ways that light and matter behave when they interact at the smallest scale. Ithas led to much of the technological development of the modern world, for example fiber optics that create the Internet's backbone, solar panels, GPS and electron microscopes.
Now it is getting some attention for it. A 14-day marketing campaign by Imperial College London artist-in-residence Geraldine Cox and quantum physicist Professor Terry Rudolph shows off the equation for drivers and pedestrians in London.
Let's hope they don't think it is terrorists.
Schrödinger equation in London: Physicists produce roadside enlightenment - Science Codex
