Falling - A Constant Force Example

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This website contains a detailed development and comparison of a classical and quantum mechanical description of motion in a constant linear potential ("falling"), complete with diagrams. This example is a part of a larger collection of examples in which the classical and quantum mechanical descriptions are compared. (Note that there are thirteen pages, and that the user must use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page)

http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/QM/fall.01.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Quantum Physics - Bound State Systems - General	- Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1999 Tom Kirkmann
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 14, 2005 by Blake Laing
Record Updated:: April 9, 2014 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 25, 1999
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