Wave Functions and Their Interpretation

Table of Contents

Exercises

• Wave Function1:  Properties of the wave function.
• Wave Function2:  Matching  wave functions to potential energy functions.
• Wave Function3:  Wave function for a ramped finite well.

• Probability0:  Probability questions using the first 25 digits of pi.
• Probability1:  Probability questions using the first 25 digits of e.
• Probability2:  Using y^*(x) y(x) to determine probability.

Illustrations

• Wave Function Symmetry: Symmetry of the potential well and the wave function
• ProbDemo1:  Probability in y^*(x) y(x) dx (varies with time).
• ProbDemo2:  Integrating over all space.
• ProbDemo3:  Probability in y^*(x) y(x) dx (U-set).