Modern 2:Square Well Potentials
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| − | This applet explores energy levels, bound states, boundary conditions and lots more. Run it until you understand it. | + | * This applet explores energy levels, bound states, boundary conditions and lots more. Run it until you understand it. [http://webphysics.davidson.edu/faculty/dmb/SingleWells/Well2.html square well java applet] |
| − | + | * Here is the math behind the easiest case. An infinite square well. I will do this in detail in class. | |
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| − | Here is the math behind the easiest case. An infinite square well. I will do this in detail in class. | + | |
[http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/Fields/phys491/notes/TISEInfiniteSquare.pdf the finite square well (pdf file)]. | [http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/Fields/phys491/notes/TISEInfiniteSquare.pdf the finite square well (pdf file)]. | ||
Also, at this point it is useful to compare the QM results with what you would get with the closest classical analogy, a string with clamped ends. | Also, at this point it is useful to compare the QM results with what you would get with the closest classical analogy, a string with clamped ends. | ||
| − | Here is the math behind the finite square well. I wil cover moost of this | + | * Here is the math behind the finite square well. I wil cover moost of this |
in class. [http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/qm1/modules/m2/square_well.htm finite square well math] | in class. [http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/qm1/modules/m2/square_well.htm finite square well math] | ||
| − | + | * Here is an animation of a gaussian wavepacket in an infinite square well [http://www.optics.rochester.edu/~stroud/animations/swgaussian.html wavepacket animation] | |
Revision as of 15:56, 8 March 2006
- This applet explores energy levels, bound states, boundary conditions and lots more. Run it until you understand it. square well java applet
- Here is the math behind the easiest case. An infinite square well. I will do this in detail in class.
the finite square well (pdf file). Also, at this point it is useful to compare the QM results with what you would get with the closest classical analogy, a string with clamped ends.
- Here is the math behind the finite square well. I wil cover moost of this
in class. finite square well math
- Here is an animation of a gaussian wavepacket in an infinite square well wavepacket animation
