Visualization of a particle's wave function in the double slits experiment
General Physics
2013-07-26 v1
Abstract
The double slits experiment is a basic phenomenon, which allows to explain principal behaviour of quantum systems. However, textbooks present static pictures of corresponding interference patterns. At the same time, modern computer software for PDE solution provides an opportunity for dynamical modeling of a wave function behaviour using a numerical solution of Schroedinger's equation and to use the obtained demonstrations in a teaching of physics. This material presents such a dynamical animated simulation.
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@article{arxiv.1307.6604,
title = {Visualization of a particle's wave function in the double slits experiment},
author = {Eugene B. Postnikov and Artem A. Loktionov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.6604},
year = {2013}
}
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3 pages, 1 figure, 3 embedded movies (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required)