Comments on: Tuesday Tattoo: Ultimate physics tattoo – Schrodinger equation

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:08:03 +0000

Dude. Your units don’t match.

By: Albert

Albert — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:25:56 +0000

i tatooed e=mc^2 in my d**k. it keeps me energetic!

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:20:25 +0000

I love this so much! I’m a total Physics nerd and am planning to get an amazing Physics tattoo once I get my undergrad in Math & Physics. First i thought of just getting the equation I loved the most after these 4 years but after seeing what you did, I really like the idea of combining a bunch of equations into a shape and having loads of meaning added to it! Again, this is ABSOLUTELY HOT AND AMAZING!

By: Maox

Maox — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:55:19 +0000

Oh and btw, als othe equation forms the Yin-Yang. I may be stating something extremely obvious here, but since there was no mention of it you know..

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:52:44 +0000

Wow that is so cool.
I am working on a 3.14 revoloution spirial of the Euler Equation on my left upper armand the series expansion at e^i*pi and e^2i*pi.

Between the spirial, I want the schrodinger wave Eq, but I have not decided on the exact form (hydrogen atom,(in)-finate square well) or notation (bra-ket, matrix,or other) yet.
I didn’t know anyone else would have an intrest in such an unusual subject matter for a tat.
Cheers.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:26:28 +0000

Damn, I never even noticed the typo. I’ll get it fixed soon. Thanks for noticing.

By: Lokicubed

Lokicubed — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:03:00 +0000

The middle line is the Bose-Einstein distribution. It gives the statistical distribution of bosons.
Below that the circle with wave going around it, is an example of wave nature of electrons. The idea of De Broglie wavelength is exemplified here by having the orbiting electon represented not by a particle but by a wave that closes on itself. Contrast that to the atom picture in the top left.
The bottom line is the total energy of a moving particle taking into account relativistic effects. It is the sum of its rest mass and its kinetic energy. Notice how if the particle is at rest, p=0 (momentum is velocity*mass (or the rate of change of force wrt time)) so the equation becomes E=mc^2. The tattoo is missing a power 2 on the capital E.
Final comment – I love the Ying Yang design.