Seminar Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Formulation of the Schrödinger Equation

20. 05. 2026

As part of the institute seminar series of the Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, a seminar dedicated to the so-called Schrödinger cat states and the 100th anniversary of the formulation of the Schrödinger equation was held. The lecture was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Pavel Stránský from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.

Assoc. Prof. Stránský focused on the problem of superpositions of macroscopically distinct states in quantum systems and their connection to the critical behavior of quantum systems.

The seminar also recalled the famous thought experiment formulated in 1935 by Erwin Schrödinger in his paper Die gegenwärtige Situation in der Quantenmechanik. In this work, Schrödinger raised the question of whether macroscopic objects, such as a cat, could exist in a superposition of states. While, for many reasons, such superpositions cannot be practically realized in ordinary macroscopic objects, smaller quantum systems do allow the creation and experimental study of superpositions of macroscopically distinct states.

In light of this year’s 100^th anniversary of the formulation of the Schrödinger equation, the seminar served as a fitting commemoration of one of the key milestones of modern quantum mechanics.

Seminar Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Formulation of the Schrödinger Equation

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