Student difficulties with the probability distribution for measuring energy and position in quantum mechanics
Physics Education
2016-02-18 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We have been investigating the difficulties that students in upper-level undergraduate courses have in determining the probability distribution for measuring energy and position as a function of time when the initial wave function is explicitly given. We administered written free-response and multiple-choice questions to investigate these difficulties. We find that students have common difficulties with these concepts. We discuss some of the findings.
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@article{arxiv.1509.04081,
title = {Student difficulties with the probability distribution for measuring energy and position in quantum mechanics},
author = {Chandralekha Singh and Emily Marshman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.04081},
year = {2016}
}