1-D Quantum Transitions Applet

Radiative transitions (absorption and stimulated emission) in one dimension
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  • Paul Falstad
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1-D Quantum Transitions Applet Description

1-D Quantum Transitions Applet is a quantum mechanics simulation that shows the interaction of classical electromagnetic radiation with a particle, in one dimension. It demonstrates absorption and stimulated emission. The applet will make more sense if you have already used the Quantum States applet. At the top of the applet you will see a graph of the potential, along with horizontal lines showing the unperturbed energy levels. By default it is an infinite square well (zero everywhere inside, infinite at the edges). Below that you will see an arrow showing the direction and magnitude of the electric field, and the current caused by the particle's motion. Below that you will see the probability distribution of the particle's position. At the bottom of the screen is a set of phasors showing the current particle state, and a set of circles showing possible final states. When the applet starts up, there is an incoming wave which is at the right frequency (the Bohr frequency) to transition the particle from the ground state to the first excited state. Once it reaches the first excited state, it transitions back to the ground state, and so on. Get 1-D Quantum Transitions Applet and take it for a test run to find out just how useful it can be!


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