PHYS 214 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Below are the simulations discussed in class.

You can also check out some excellent quantum simulation applets at the following links.

www.falstad.com/interference:
Acoustic (or light) interference simulator (you can drive your computer speakers with this one!)
www.falstad.com/qm1d:
A very comprehensive simulation for all sorts of potentials (e.g., infinite and finite wells, double wells, Harmonic oscillators, etc., including superpositions and phasors).
www.falstad.com/qm2dbox:
Solutions to the 2-dimensional infinite square well, with variable aspect ratios, and arbitrary superpositions of states.
www.falstad.com/qm1drad:
Solutions to 1-dimensional potentials, with an applied oscillating electric field (e.g., a resonant laser), showing induced transitions.
www.falstad.com/qmatom:
Three-dimensional solutions to the hydrogen atom, including all (n,l,m) up to n = 16, and superpositions of orbitals.
www.falstad.com/qmatomrad:
Solutions to the hydrogen atom, with an applied oscillating electric field (e.g., a resonant laser), showing induced transitions.
www.falstad.com/qmmo:
Three-dimensional solutions to the hydrogen molecule, showing various hybrid bonding orbitals.

* Copyright James H. Smith, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
** Copyright Ulrich E. Kruse, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign