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    In quantum mechanics, the particle in a box model (also known as the infinite potential well or the infinite square well) describes the movement of a...
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    In the physical sciences, a particle (or corpuscule in older texts) is a small localized object which can be described by several physical or chemical...
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    The general solutions of the Schrödinger equation for the particle in a box are ψ ( x ) = A e i k x + B e − i k x E = ℏ 2 k 2 2 m {\displaystyle \psi...
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  • In quantum mechanics, the case of a particle in a one-dimensional ring is similar to the particle in a box. The Schrödinger equation for a free particle...
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  • illustrating that the particle may be in motion even if its spatial probability density has no explicit time dependence. For a particle in a box, in one spatial...
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  • The general solutions of the Schrödinger equation for the particle in a box are ψ ( x ) = A e i k x + B e − i k x E = ℏ 2 k 2 2 m {\displaystyle \psi...
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  • In quantum mechanics, the results of the quantum particle in a box can be used to look at the equilibrium situation for a quantum ideal gas in a box which...
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    need not be balanced in general. Consider a particle in a one-dimensional box of length L {\displaystyle L} . The eigenfunctions in position and momentum...
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  • In experimental and applied particle physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear engineering, a particle detector, also known as a radiation detector, is a...
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  • In physics, a free particle is a particle that, in some sense, is not bound by an external force, or equivalently not in a region where its potential energy...
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