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Propagation of a Wavepacket

This simulation shows the spreading of a wavepacket, a phenomenon which is a direct consequence of the Heisenberg incertainty principle : If the wavepacket is well localized in configuration space, it must have a large width in momentum space. The parts of the wavepacket corresponding to a larger momentum will propagate faster, hence the spreading....

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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
April 23, 2001
Date Modified in MERLOT:
January 7, 2022
Author:
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Submitter:
Chuck Bennett
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Java Applet, Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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