1D Particle in a Box - Quantum Mechanics Simulation

Quantum Number (n)

Box Length (L) in nm

5.0

Wave Amplitude

100

Animation Speed

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Energy (Eₙ) 0.038 eV

Wavelength (λ) 10.00 nm

Nodes 0 points

Period 100 frames

Time (t) 0 steps

State n = 1 Ground State

Ψ(x,t) = A·sin(nπx/L)·cos(ωt)

Time-dependent Wavefunction

Eₙ = n²h²/(8mL²)

Energy Levels

👀 Watch: Peaks (antinodes) = quantum number n!

Ψ(x,t) - Wavefunction

|Ψ|² - Probability