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Free Particle Wavepacket Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Ejs Free Particle Wavepacket model displays the time evolution of a free (V = 0 everywhere) initial Gaussian wave packet in position and momentum space.  The default wave functions have <x> = 0 and <p> = 0, respectively.  The initial width of the position-space wavepacket can be changed with the slider. You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.  

Ejs Free Particle Wavepacket model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_qm_FreeParticleWavepacket.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Open Source Physics programs for quantum mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java.
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Quantum Physics
- General
- Scattering and Unbound Systems
- Upper Undergraduate
- Graduate/Professional
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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© 2008 Wolfgang Christian
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Merlot:
pending
PACSs:
01.50.hv
03.65.-w
07.05.Tp
Keywords:
Ejs, Gaussian, OSP, Open Source Physics, free particle, quantum mechanics, wave packet, wavepacket
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created May 3, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
March 9, 2021 by Wolfgang Christian
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when Cataloged:
May 1, 2008
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W. Christian, Computer Program FREE PARTICLE WAVEPACKET MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6989&DocID=338).
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W. Christian, Computer Program FREE PARTICLE WAVEPACKET MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6989&DocID=338>.
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Christian, W. (2008). Free Particle Wavepacket Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved October 8, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6989&DocID=338
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Christian, Wolfgang. "Free Particle Wavepacket Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6989&DocID=338 (accessed 8 October 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Free Particle Wavepacket Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java 1.5. 8 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6989&DocID=338>.
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Free Particle Wavepacket Model:

Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

The Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool is needed to explore the computational model used in the Ejs Free Particle Wavepacket Program.

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