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    $\begingroup$ It doesn't matter whether we talk about the Schrodinger equation or any other wave equation such as the Dirac equation. They all give deterministic evolution of the wavefunction. $\endgroup$ Commented May 10, 2013 at 14:43
  • $\begingroup$ Fair enough. Anyway, Alex gave a much better answer so I should just have kept my keypad shut. $\endgroup$ Commented May 10, 2013 at 14:56
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    $\begingroup$ Schrödinger equation works just fine in relativity. It takes on the form $i\hbar \partial_t \Psi[\phi] = H \Psi[\phi]$, where $\Psi[\phi]$ is a wave-functional over the configuration space of field configurations $\phi$. It's very much fundamental to quantum mechanics, it seems. It's just not a field equation any more. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 0:21