PIRSA:08080082

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Epp, R. (2008). Quantum Mechanics 7 - The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080082

Epp, Richard. Quantum Mechanics 7 - The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 12, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08080082 

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  language = {en},
  title = {Quantum Mechanics 7 - The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2008},
  month = {aug},
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Abstract

Taking our intuitive understanding of the quantum world gained by studying a particle in a one-dimensional box, we generalize to understand a quantum harmonic oscillator.
Learning Outcomes:
• Introduction to the classical physics of a ball rolling back and forth in a bowl, a simple example of a very important type of bounded motion called a “harmonic oscillator.”
• The quantization of allowed energies of a harmonic oscillator: even spacing between energy levels, and zero point energy.
• Being able to sketch the allowed wavefunctions and particle probability patterns of a quantum harmonic oscillator, including a new phenomenon called “tunnelling.”

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