edited by Wolfgang Christian

The One Dimensional Wave Function Superposition Demonstration Model shows how the superposition principle gives rise to wave phenomena such as standing waves and beats.  Users enter real-valued wave functions and observe both the time dependent functions and their superposition. 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.  

The One Dimensional Wave Function Superposition Demonstration Mode was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the model's jar file will run the simulation if Java is installed.

• Download ejs_waves_OneDimensionalWaveFunctionSuperpostion.jar - 1237kb Java Archive File

Last Modified June 11, 2014

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Exploration sheet for the Wave Function Superposition exploration exercise.

• Download one_d_wave_function_superpostion_exploration.pdf - 102kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 4, 2012
Last Modified June 8, 2012

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This model provides a standing wave for use with the Wave Function Superposition Exploration.

• Download OneDimensionalWaveFunctionSuperpostion_Exploration.jar - 1078kb Java Archive File

Published June 4, 2012
Last Modified July 21, 2012

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A pdf file that provides additional documentation regarding customization of this simulation.

• Download one_d_wave_function_superpostion_documentation.pdf - 245kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 8, 2012
Last Modified August 9, 2012

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The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the One Dimensional Wave Function Superposition Demonstration Model.  Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS.

• Download ejs_waves_OneDimensionalWaveFunctionSuperpostion.zip - 20kb Compressed File

Last Modified June 11, 2014

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