The double slit experiment and the collapse of the wavefunction

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written by Cemal Yalabik

This web page gives a brief introduction to the double slit experiment in quantum mechanics illustrated by a java applet. The applet is a simulation of a 2D interference experiment with user changeable slit size, detector position, and whether there is one or two slits. The description of the experiment gives a brief introduction to the concepts of the wavefunction providing probabilities and measurements causing a collapse of the wavefunction.

http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~yalabik/applets/collapse.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Quantum Physics - Probability, Waves, and Interference - Quantum Experiments	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Student Guide

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 Cemal Yalabik
Keywords:: diffraction, double slit, interference, wave interference
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 2, 2008 by Christopher Bares
Record Updated:: May 28, 2009 by Dave Donnelly
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 12, 2006
Other Collections:: The Quantum Exchange

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