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Why "i" in Schrodinger Equation
Schrodinger Equation is "i*h*dphi/dt=H*phi"
That is to say that the change in the state is proportional to a linear tranformation of the actual state (I understood the logic behind that), H is hermitian and that means that its eingenvalues are real (right?). But what is the job of i? It has something to do with unitarity or conservation of probabilities perhaps?
Thanks!
Schrodinger Equation is "i*h*dphi/dt=H*phi"
That is to say that the change in the state is proportional to a linear tranformation of the actual state (I understood the logic behind that), H is hermitian and that means that its eingenvalues are real (right?). But what is the job of i? It has something to do with unitarity or conservation of probabilities perhaps?
Thanks!