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2 - Wave–Particle Duality andWave Mechanics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

Rocco Schiavilla
Affiliation:
Old Dominion University, Virginia
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Wave-particle duality and the Davisson-Germer experiment are briefly discussed; wave packets are defined and their features, including phase velocity, group velocity, and spreading, are examined; the stationary phase method is presented; free-particle wave functions are introduced, and the equivalence between coordinate- and momentum-space representations of these wave functions is emphasized.

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Quantum Mechanics through Problems
With Complete Solutions
, pp. 18 - 35
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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