written by
the Kansas State Physics Education Research Group and Dean A. Zollman
This resource discusses the meaning of quantum wavefunctions in terms of measurement probabilities. The double-slit experiment is used to motivate the concept of probabilistic measurements. A shockwave applet is then used to allow students to explore the relationship between a 1D wavefunction and probabilities. Both the magnitude of the probability density and the probability in a finite interval in position can be displayed.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/quantum/items/detail.cfm?ID=1075">Kansas State Physics Education Research Group, and Dean Zollman. Interpreting Wave Functions.</a>
Kansas State Physics Education Research Group and D. Zollman, , WWW Document, (https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/tutorials/interpretingwavefunctions/index.html).
Kansas State Physics Education Research Group and D. Zollman, Interpreting Wave Functions, <https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/tutorials/interpretingwavefunctions/index.html>.
Kansas State Physics Education Research Group, & Zollman, D. (n.d.). Interpreting Wave Functions. Retrieved October 7, 2024, from https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/tutorials/interpretingwavefunctions/index.html
Kansas State Physics Education Research Group, and Dean Zollman. Interpreting Wave Functions. https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/tutorials/interpretingwavefunctions/index.html (accessed 7 October 2024).
Kansas State Physics Education Research Group, and Dean Zollman. Interpreting Wave Functions. 7 Oct. 2024 <https://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/tutorials/interpretingwavefunctions/index.html>.
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Visual Quantum Mechanics contains a series of simulations, tutorials, and pedagogy to help in the learning of concepts in quantum physics. This material is suitable for a wide range of students.
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