What is friction at and how is it "created" at the most basic level of atoms? There´s nothing about friction in the Shrödinger equation?

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anonymous · Answer

friction is just caused by the attraction between the atoms at the surface of a material. friction is described by this equation

Fmax=ur   where fmax = the largest possible friction that the two surfaces can create,  u (actually the greek symbol mew but i cant type that)= the friction coefficient of the two materiels
and where r = the normal reaction force created by a force such as gravity

anonymous · Answer

Friction has to do with thermodynamics - the "most basic level of atoms" isn't such a good way to describe it.  It has to do with the statistics of zillions and zillions of atoms.  The kinetic energy of the macroscopic objects gets converted into thermal energy - and the process is irreversible.  The entropy of the universe increases.