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written by John Richardson

This JAVA applet solves the time-dependent Schrödinger wave equation for a gaussian wave packet incident on a square barrier or well. The height of the barrier (depth of the well) relative to the mean energy of the packet can be adjusted. The source code is available.

This is an early example of using Java for online simulations of physical, and in this case quantum mechanical, systems.

Please note that this resource requires Java.

https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirr...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Quantum Physics - Scattering and Unbound Systems	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Format:: application/java
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1993 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Additional information is available.
Keywords:: scattering, tunneling
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created February 21, 2005 by Blake Laing
Record Updated:: August 19, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 1, 1995
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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J. Richardson, (1993), WWW Document, (https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirrors/qm/packet/wave-map.html).

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J. Richardson, Quantum Mechanical Scattering (1993), <https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirrors/qm/packet/wave-map.html>.

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Richardson, J. (1995, December 1). Quantum Mechanical Scattering. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirrors/qm/packet/wave-map.html

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Richardson, John. Quantum Mechanical Scattering. December 1, 1995. https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirrors/qm/packet/wave-map.html (accessed 15 May 2025).

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Richardson, John. Quantum Mechanical Scattering. 1993. 1 Dec. 1995. 15 May 2025 <https://www.physics.brocku.ca/People/Faculty/Sternin/teaching/mirrors/qm/packet/wave-map.html>.

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