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Quantum Physics

Use simulations to make photons, spectra, semiconductors, lasers, and quantum ideas inspectable.

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photon

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spectrum

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device

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1. Atomic Spectra Of Hydrogen And Red Shift

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2. Beam Profile Exercise 1.Py

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3. Beam Profile Exercise 2.Py

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4. Beam Profile Exercise 3.Py

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5. Beam Profile Exercise 4.Py

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6. Blackbody Radiation Spectrum

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7. Blackbody Radiation Spectrum

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8. Blackbody Radiation Spectrum

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9. Bohr Model Of The Atomic Energy Levels

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10. Bohr Model Of The Atomic Energy Levels

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11. Bound Eigenstate Superposition

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12. Bound Eigenstate Superposition

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13. Complete Relativistic Dynamics Faster.Py

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14. Complete Relativistic Dynamics.Py

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15. Description 1

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16. Differential Absorption Of X Rays

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17. Differential Absorption Of X Rays

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18. Differential Absorption Student Activities

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19. Differential Absorption Student Activities

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20. Double Slit Wave Particle Duality

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21. Double Slit Wave Particle Duality

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22. Double Slit Wave Particle Duality Model

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23. Electron Cloud Simulator

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24. Emission Absorption And Continuous Atomic Spectrum And Energy Levels Of Hydrogen Gas Si...

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26. Exercise 1

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27. Exercise 1

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28. Exercise 10

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29. Exercise 11

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30. Exercise 2

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31. Exercise 2

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32. Exercise 3

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34. Exercise 4

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35. Exercise 5

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36. Exercise 6

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37. Exercise 7

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38. Exercise 8

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39. Exercise 9

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40. Exericse 4

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41. For Teachers

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42. Free Particle Wave Packet

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43. Free Particle Wave Packet

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44. Free Particle Wave Packet

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45. Free Particle Wave Packet

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46. HTML 5 Interactive Content

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47. Infinite Square Well

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48. Infinite Square Well Eigenfunctions

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49. Infinite Square Well Eigenfunctions

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50. Infinite Square Well Exercises

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51. Infinite Square Well Exercises

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52. Intro Page

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53. Intro Page

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56. Intro Page

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64. Intro Page

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65. Intro Page

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66. Intro Page

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67. Intro Page

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69. Intro Page

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70. Intro Page

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71. Issues

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72. Laser Beam Profile

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73. Laser Beam Profile EXERCISE 2: THE TEM 00 MODE: A CONTOUR PLOT

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74. Laser Beam Profile EXERCISE 3: THE KNIFE EDGE PROFILE

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75. Laser Beam Profile EXERCISE 4: FIT EXPERIMENTAL DATA TO THE MODEL KNIFE EDGE PROFILE

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76. Laser Pumping

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77. Laser Pumping

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78. Light Cone Simulator (Special And General Relativity)

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79. Michelson Interferometer

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80. Michelson Interferometer Model

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81. Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

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82. New

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84. Photoelectric Effect Model

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85. Photoelectric Effect Model

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86. Photoelectric Effect Model

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87. Photoelectric Effect Simulator

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88. Quantum Spin & Entanglement Explorer

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89. Quantum Wave Packet

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90. Relativistic Dynamics In 1 D With A Constant Force

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91. Relativistic Dynamics In 1 D With A Constant Force Exercise 10 N 11

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92. Relativity Length Lorentz Transformation

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93. Simple Harmonic Oscillator Eigenfunctions

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94. Simple Harmonic Oscillator Eigenfunctions

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95. Simple Harmonic Oscillator Exercises

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96. Simple Harmonic Oscillator Exercises

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97. Superposition Demo

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98. Superposition Demo

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99. Technical Notes

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100. X Ray Imaging Physics

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101. X Ray Imaging Physics

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102. X Ray Spectrum

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103. X Ray Spectrum

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104. X Ray Spectrum Technical Notes

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105. X Ray Spectrum Technical Notes

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