Understanding the Wave Function in Quantum Mechanics: A Beginner's Guide

[EricB]

How did you find PF?

Sean Carroll's contact page on preposterousuniverse.com. He indicated that he doesn't take submissions and directs users to several sites. I selected this one randomly.

I'm in Dayton OH and work at a firm here in the QA Department. I have no physics background besides YouTube. Wednesday 12/9/2020 I decided I was sick of not understanding what a wave function is. So, I figured it out and posted it here. Nothing makes sense anymore, I have no one with whom I can share this so I posted it here.

 

[PeroK]

 

[berkeman]

I was sick of not understanding what a wave function is. So, I figured it out and posted it here. Nothing makes sense anymore, I have no one with whom I can share this so I posted it here.

Welcome to PhysicsForums!

As you saw in your Personal Messages, we do not allow speculation or personal theory development here. We *do* allow and encourage questions, though. So if you want to start a new thread in the QM forum with links to your reading and specific questions about that reading, that should work. It would be best if you would mark your thread with a "B" prefix, to show that you want the replies to be at the "Basic" level.

Enjoy the PF!