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QM Measurement Program
written by Wolfgang Christian
The QM Measurement program displays the time evolution of the position-space wave function and can be used to simulate the quantum-mechanical measurements of energy, position, and/or momentum.  The default wave function is an equal-mix four-state superposition in the infinite square well.  Additional states and other potential energy functions can be specified using the Display | Switch GUI menu item.

QM Measurement is one of 18 Open Source Physics programs that model time-dependent quantum mechanics using an energy eigenstate expansion.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the qm_measurement.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Other programs provide additional visualizations.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Superposition.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Quantum Physics
- Bound State Systems
- Foundations and Measurements
- General
- Upper Undergraduate
- Graduate/Professional
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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© 2008 Wolfgang Christian
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PACSs:
01.50.hv
03.65.-w
07.05.Tp
Keywords:
OSP, Open Source Physics, energy eigenstates, infinite square well, measure energy, measure momentum, measure position, measurement, quantum mechanics, superposition, wave packets
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created April 10, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
July 8, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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April 1, 2008
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W. Christian, Computer Program QM MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6814&DocID=295>.
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Christian, W. (2008). QM Measurement Program (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6814&DocID=295
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Christian, Wolfgang. "QM Measurement Program." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6814&DocID=295 (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. QM Measurement Program. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java 1.5. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6814&DocID=295>.
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QM Measurement Program:

Is the Basis For Open Source Physics Curricular Material for Quantum Mechanics

The paper Open Source Physics Curricular Material for Quantum Mechanics describes in detail the QM Measurement Program.

relation by Mario Belloni
Is the Basis For QM Measurement Package

QM Measurement Program is used by the QM Measurement Package to deliver interactive curricular materials on quantum-mechanical measurement.

relation by Mario Belloni
Is Part Of OSP: Quantum-mechanical Measurement

The QM Measurement Program is part of the Open Source Physics Quantum Mechanical Measurement Programs and Curricular Materials.

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