The QM Superposition program displays the time evolution of the position-space wave function. It is distributed as part of a zip file that contains the ready-to-run (compiled) code, as well as additional documentation, exercises, and data files. Unzip the distribution and double click the qm_superposition.jar file which will run the program if Java is installed. The default wave function shows a two-state superposition of harmonic oscillator states. Other configurations can be observed by loading data files using the File | Load XML menu item.
QM Superposition is one of 18 Open Source Physics programs that model time-dependent quantum mechanics using an energy eigenstate expansion. Other programs provide additional visualizations. They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Superposition.
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qm_superposition.jar
The QM Superposition program is distributed in this file. The qm_superposition.jar file contains a compiled (read-to-use) version of the QM Superposition… more... download 596kb .jar
Published: April 8, 2008
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qm_superposition.pdf
A pdf document that briefly describes the QM Superposition program. It describes how to use the qm_superposition.jar file and contains short tutorial… more... download 279kb .pdf
Published: April 8, 2008
<a href="http://www.compadre.org/quantum/items/detail.cfm?ID=6868">Belloni, Mario, and Wolfgang Christian. "QM Superposition Program Distribution." Version 1.0.</a>
M. Belloni and W. Christian, Computer Program QM SUPERPOSITION PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6868&DocID=306).
M. Belloni and W. Christian, Computer Program QM SUPERPOSITION PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION, Version 1.0 (2008), <http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6868&DocID=306>.
Belloni, M., & Christian, W. (2008). QM Superposition Program Distribution (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6868&DocID=306
Belloni, Mario, and Wolfgang Christian. "QM Superposition Program Distribution." Version 1.0. http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6868&DocID=306 (accessed 23 May 2013).
Belloni, Mario, and Wolfgang Christian. QM Superposition Program Distribution. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java 1. 23 May 2013 <http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6868&DocID=306>.
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