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Quantum Explorer is a free, browser-based interactive learning tool for students beginning quantum mechanics. It combines explanations, equations, numerical calculations, and interactive visualizations to help students explore important quantum-mechanical concepts.

Topics include stationary states, time evolution of wave functions, free particles and wave packets, quantum scattering, spin-1/2 systems and the Bloch sphere, hydrogen atom states, Zeeman and Stark effects, and the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

Students can change physical parameters and immediately see how the quantum system responds. The goal is to complement textbooks and lectures by making mathematical concepts easier to explore visually and interactively.

The application runs directly in a web browser and is free to use.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Quantum Physics
- Bound State Systems
= Harmonic Oscillator
= Hydrogen Atom
= Infinite Well
- Foundations and Measurements
= Eigenstates
= Hermitian Operators
= Time Dependence
= Uncertainty Principles
= Wave Functions
- General
- Upper Undergraduate
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
- Tool
= Software
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Metadata instance created August 12, 2026 by Michael Lubinsky
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September 29, 2026 by Bruce Mason
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M. Lubinsky, (2026), WWW Document, (https://mlubinsky.github.io/quantum-explorer/).
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M. Lubinsky, Interactive Quantum Mechanics for Students (2026), <https://mlubinsky.github.io/quantum-explorer/>.
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Lubinsky, M. (2026, August 11). Interactive Quantum Mechanics for Students. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://mlubinsky.github.io/quantum-explorer/
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Lubinsky, Michael. Interactive Quantum Mechanics for Students. August 11, 2026. https://mlubinsky.github.io/quantum-explorer/ (accessed 10 October 2026).
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Lubinsky, Michael. Interactive Quantum Mechanics for Students. 2026. 11 Aug. 2026. 10 Oct. 2026 <https://mlubinsky.github.io/quantum-explorer/>.
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