Quantum Bound States
|
Java via CheerpJ:
We've partnered with Leaning Technologies to allow our Java sims to run in a browser.
This sim is not compatible with iPads.
Java Version:
Supports offline use and offers improved performance.
Topics
- Quantum Particles
- Potential Wells
- Waves
- Probability Density
Description
Explore the properties of quantum "particles" bound in potential wells. See how the wave functions and probability densities that describe them evolve (or don't evolve) over time.
Sample Learning Goals
- Visualize wave functions, probability densities, and energy levels for bound states in various potentials.
- Describe how multiple representations used for wave functions relate to one another.
- Explain what is and is not time-dependent for an energy eigenstate and a superposition state.
- Predict how the curvature and amplitude of the wave function and the spacing of the energy levels depends on the shape of the potential and the mass of the particle.
- Gain an intuition for how band structure results in a lattice of many wells.
- Gain an intuition for how to go from the microscopic potential of a single atom to the macroscopic potential of a solid.
Version 1.08
Teacher Tips
 |
Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
|
Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Earth Science Chemistry Biology Physics |
|
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | MS HS |
Other | Biology Physics Chemistry |
||
| Tutorial | J. Mathias Weber | Grad UG-Adv UG-Intro |
Lab Guided HW |
Physics Chemistry |
||
| potential well lab | Tim Paglione | UG-Adv | Lab | |||
| Spinometer | Chris Mounce | UG-Adv | Demo |
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
|---|---|---|
|