Does God play Dice? Heisenberg’s Uncertainy Principle

11/19/03


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Table of Contents

Does God play Dice? Heisenberg’s Uncertainy Principle

Announcements

Introduction

The Nature of the Wave function Y

Probability interpretation for ?2

The Uncertainty Principle

Uncertainty Principle and Matter Waves

The Nature of a Wave - continued

How can one construct a Localized Wave?

Localized Wave Packet

Is This Like a Classical Wave?

Time Evolution of the Wave Packet

Examples of Uncertainty Principle

Uncertainty Principle in Energy & Time

Quantum Tunneling

Example of Quantum Tunneling

Example of Probability Intrinsic to Quantum Mechanics

Not everything is uncertain! I

Not everything is uncertain! II

Not everything is uncertain! III

Not everything is uncertain! IV

Important Quantum Effects in Our World I Lasers

Important Quantum Effects in Our World I Lasers - continued

Important Quantum Effects in Our World I Lasers - continued

“Seeing” Quantum Effects in Our World

“Seeing” Quantum Effects in Our World

Observation of atoms, electron waves with Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Important Quantum Effects in Our World

Demonstration

Important Quantum Effects in Our World

Summary

Author: R. M. Martin

Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu

Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html