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QM Wigner Program
written by Wolfgang Christian
The QM Wigner program displays the time evolution of the position-space wave function and the associated quasi-probability distribution in phase space via the Wigner function.  The default wave function is a Gaussian wave packet in a harmonic oscillator.  Additional states and other potential energy functions can be specified using the Display | Switch GUI menu item.

QM Wigner 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_wigner.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.
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Quantum Physics
- Bound State Systems
- General
- Upper Undergraduate
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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, Wigner function, energy eigenstates, infinite square well, phase space, quantum mechanics, quasi phase space, superposition, wave packets
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created April 8, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
May 15, 2008 by Mario Belloni
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April 1, 2008
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W. Christian, Computer Program QM WIGNER PROGRAM, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6813&DocID=294).
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W. Christian, Computer Program QM WIGNER PROGRAM, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6813&DocID=294>.
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Christian, W. (2008). QM Wigner Program (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6813&DocID=294
Chicago Format
Christian, Wolfgang. "QM Wigner Program." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6813&DocID=294 (accessed 11 November 2024).
MLA Format
Christian, Wolfgang. QM Wigner Program. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java 1.5. 11 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=6813&DocID=294>.
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QM Wigner Program:

Is Part Of Numerical Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach

The QM Wigner Program is used by the Numerical Time Development in Quantum Mechanics Using a Reduced Hilbert Space Approach Package's curricular materials for the teaching of quantum mechanics.

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