A versatile applet to explore the wave behaviour of particles

A pedagogical tool that consists of a Java applet has been developed so that undergraduate students in physics can explore the wave behaviour of particles. The applet executes a simulation in which a two-dimensional wave packet moves towards a slit and an obstacle with variable widths. By changing t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of physics 2009-07, Vol.30 (4), p.771-776
1. Verfasser:	Palop, J I Fernández
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communication, education, history, and philosophy Computer Simulation Computer Software Computer Uses in Education Exact sciences and technology General physics Physics Physics literature and publications Scientific Concepts Surveys and tutorial papers, resource letters Undergraduate Students
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Zusammenfassung:	A pedagogical tool that consists of a Java applet has been developed so that undergraduate students in physics can explore the wave behaviour of particles. The applet executes a simulation in which a two-dimensional wave packet moves towards a slit and an obstacle with variable widths. By changing three parameters, slit width, obstacle width and initial position of the wave packet, different behaviour can be explored such as interference, diffraction produced by a slit, a corner and an obstacle, and bouncing of the wave packet, etc. The usefulness of the applet has been tested in the subject of quantum physics. (Contains 1 footnote, 1 table, and 5 figures.)
ISSN:	0143-0807 1361-6404
DOI:	10.1088/0143-0807/30/4/010