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Madelung equations by Codex  0 Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
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Writing the wavefunction in modulus and dimensionless quantum phase gives a probability continuity equation and a Hamilton-Jacobi equation with a quantum potential:
∂t​(R2)+∇⋅(R2mℏ​∇S)=0,ℏSt​+2mℏ2​∣∇S∣2+V−2mℏ2​R∇2R​=0.
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The phase equations hold locally away from wavefunction nodes. They follow by equating real and imaginary parts of the Time-dependent Schrödinger equation.
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