Potential wells

[ukamle]

My name is Unmesh Kamle. I have just passed high school and began reading about Potential wells and about electrons trapped inside them (from Resnick Halliday Krane). I m also reading about Supersymmetry. I m new member on this discussion forum. Could somebody reply to this message so that I can discuss my ideas with them. I m 17 yrs. old. You would think I m too young to understand anything. But I m quite comfortable with calculus and higher algebra. I come from India and Physics is all calculus based here.

I would like to discuss about M-theory, potential wells, relativistic mechanics, chandreshekhar's limit etc..

[Entropy]

Heck I'm 17 too. I know people that are even younger. People of all ages are welcome here. :wink:

[JohnDubYa]

Here's a good potential well to study: The double Morse potential. It is shaped like a bowl with a hump in it. It is used to model car wax, since the active ingredient in car wax (potassium di-hydrogen phosphate -- KDP) has such a potential shape. You could use a tool like Mathematica to solve the Schroedinger equation numerically, then compare the energy levels with experiment. COOOL project. (One that I have done.)

[maverick280857]

Sounds interesting Unmesh. So do you plan to pursue physics in future?

[jtolliver]

Could somebody reply to this message so that I can discuss my ideas with them.
I just did.
I m 17 yrs. old. You would think I m too young to understand anything. Im 18, so i dont think 17 is too young to understand anything.

[maverick280857]

I think he mentioned it because he thinks most PF contributors/members are "old" :tongue2: (not to be taken too seriously)