PIRSA:08080078

Quantum Mechanics 3 - Particle in a Box

APA

Epp, R. (2008). Quantum Mechanics 3 - Particle in a Box. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080078

MLA

Epp, Richard. Quantum Mechanics 3 - Particle in a Box. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 10, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08080078

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08080078,
            doi = {},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08080078},
            author = {Epp, Richard},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Quantum Mechanics 3 - Particle in a Box},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {aug},
            note = {PIRSA:08080078 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Richard Epp University of Waterloo

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Abstract

Using the de Broglie relation as a foundation for understanding the quirky quantum behaviour of particles.
Learning Outcomes:
• Understanding how a particle in one-dimensional box behaves like a superposition of left- and right-moving de Broglie waves, implying that the particle is moving both left and right simultaneously.
• Understanding the relationship between the intensity of de Broglie waves and the probability of finding the particle at specific locations inside the box.
• The general concept that a bound particle corresponds to a bound wave, resulting in only a discrete set of allowed standing waves, and thus quantization of its energy.