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Why Everything in the universe is a spring (kind of). Why everything is a spring. Classical springs like you might have in your mattress have a harmonic oscillation. And this behavior has a quantum...

Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Calculating Zero-Point Energy and Energy Spacing

Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Theory and Example Problem #1

We just introduced the classical harmonic oscillator, so now let's look at the quantum version! Obviously this is much trickier, but let's solve the Schrödinger equation and see what the solution tells us about the quantum world.

Introduction to the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator: Wavefunction? Energy?

With the Schrödinger equation for the quantum harmonic oscillator solved, we are ready to analyze and interpret our results. What can we learn from the probability density function? How does the probability of finding a quantum particle...

This video engages students by asking questions and showing phenomena that relate to simple harmonic motion. The program provides examples and demonstrations using “singing” glasses, violin and piano sounding boards, oscillations in...