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How does Quantum Mechanics turn into Classical Mechanics?
written by Christopher Palmer
This website contains a short tutorial on the time dependent Schrodinger Equation and the motion of wave packets. The dynamics of a compact wavepacket in a square well serves as a connection with the classical limit. A JAVA applet allows the user to control parameters of the wavepacket. The website includes suggested instructive activities. Note, the applet does not run as an animation; the user must manually increment time.

Please note that this resource requires Java.
https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Quantum Physics
- Bound State Systems
- Probability, Waves, and Interference
- Lower Undergraduate
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Tutorial
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- text/html
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© 2001 C W P Palmer, University of Oxford
Text copyright 2001 C W P Palmer; Applet copyright 2001 University of Oxford
Keywords:
classical limit, uncertainty principle, wave packet
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created February 23, 2005 by Blake Laing
Record Updated:
August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:
March 6, 2002
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C. Palmer, (2001), WWW Document, (https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm).
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C. Palmer, How does Quantum Mechanics turn into Classical Mechanics? (2001), <https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm>.
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Palmer, C. (2002, March 6). How does Quantum Mechanics turn into Classical Mechanics?. Retrieved May 3, 2025, from https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm
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Palmer, Christopher. How does Quantum Mechanics turn into Classical Mechanics?. March 6, 2002. https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm (accessed 3 May 2025).
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Palmer, Christopher. How does Quantum Mechanics turn into Classical Mechanics?. 2001. 6 Mar. 2002. 3 May 2025 <https://users.physics.ox.ac.uk/~palmerc/tdse.htm>.
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