Free Particle Exercise #1
Please answer the following 3 questions
regarding the Physlet:
Description
These animations show the real (red) and imaginary (green) parts of three wave
functions. Assume x is measured in cm and time is measured in
seconds.
Questions
- Write the de Broglie wave function for the three wave functions in
the form: exp[i(kx-wt)]
- What is the mass of the particle?
- What would the mass of the
particle be if time was being shown in ms?
Credits
Script by Wolfgang Christian.
Questions by Wolfgang Christian.
Java applets by Wolfgang Christian.