wave function

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data Consider a potential field $$V(r)=\begin{cases}\infty,... Thread by: Yourong Zang, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:58 AM, 5 replies, in forum: Advanced Physics Homework 2. Thread A Confusing eigensolutions of a wave function Consider a potential cavity$$V(r)=\begin{cases}\infty, &x\in(-\infty,0]\\\frac{\hslash^2}{m}\Omega\delta(x-a), &x\in(0,\infty)\end{cases} The...
Thread by: Yourong Zang, Feb 18, 2019 at 5:44 AM, 3 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

I Is consciousness necessary to collapse the wave function?

I would like to get your ideas on what Australian professor at ANU David Chalmers' proposes that consciousness arises out of certain...
Thread by: deathonimpact, Jun 7, 2018, 15 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

I Difference between Schrodinger's equation and wave function?

Is there a difference between Schrodinger's equation and the wave function? In the beginning of the second edition by David J. Griffiths he...
Thread by: Kiley, May 26, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

I Sinusoids as Phasors, Complex Exp, I&Q and Polar form

Hi, I am going around in circles, excuse the pun, with phasors, complex exponentials, I&Q and polar form... 1. A cos (ωt+Φ) = Acos(Φ)...
Thread by: Natalie Johnson, May 10, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: General Physics

I What does this equation for a free particle mean?

So there's a free particle with mass m. \psi(x,0) = e^{ip_ox/\hbar}\cdot\begin{cases} x^2 & 0 \leq x < 1,\\ -x^2 + 4x -2 & 1...
Thread by: Rob Turrentine, Apr 29, 2018, 20 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

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Thread by: Greg Bernhardt, Mar 24, 2018, 132 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

I The Relation Between Wavefunctions in Dirac Equation

Can the wave function in four dimensions be expressed as e^i(kx+ky+kz-wt)?
Thread by: Bob Dylan, Nov 27, 2017, 11 replies, in forum: Quantum Physics

I Expanding universe and quantum wavefunctions

In a dark energy dominated universe, it seems that all the particles get away from each other and that the final state will be one with one or...
Thread by: durant35, Aug 26, 2017, 11 replies, in forum: Cosmology