Heisenberg, Schrödinger and the row at the heart of quantum physics

100 years on from Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger’s dispute on how to conceptualize quantum mechanics, Arthur I. Miller reflects on the subtleties of visualization in physics.

Read full article online: The Importance of Imagery in Quantum Mechanics

Miller, A.I. The importance of imagery in quantum mechanics. Nat Rev Phys 8, 474–475 (2026). [https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-026-00972-3]

Mention: What’s wrong with this intuition. Nat Rev Phys 8, 469 (2026). [https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-026-00976-z]

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