Wave Function

What Is the Wave Function? - Instant Egghead

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Duration: 3:07
Updated: 24 Sep 2013

At the heart of quantum mechanics is a mysterious equation known as the wave function. It helps explain the behavior of elementary particles, but also challenges the notion that there's only one reality. Scientific American editor Michael Moyer explains. More to explore: Bringing Schrödinger's Cat to Life (Scientific American) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bringing-schrodingers-quantum-cat-to-life&WT.mc;_id=SA_sciamerican_meta Can Quantum Bayesianism Fix the Paradoxes of Quantum Mechanics? [Preview] (Scientific American) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-quantum-beyesnism-fix-paradoxes-quantum-mechanics&WT.mc;_id=SA_sciamerican_meta -- WATCH more Instant Egghead: http://goo.gl/CkXwKj SUBSCRIBE to our channel: http://goo.gl/fmoXZ VISIT ScientificAmerican.com for the latest science news: http://goo.gl/lHq0CH

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Wave Function - Sixty Symbols

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Duration: 9:38
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

If you think you understand this video, you probably don't. Another adventure into the world of quantum mechanics with three professors of physics and astron...

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21. Quantum Mechanics III

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Duration: 75:47
Updated: 27 Jul 2012

Fundamentals of Physics, II (PHYS 201) The fact that the wave function provides the complete description of a particle's location and momentum is emphasized....

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The Wave Function

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Duration: 8:19
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

An explanation for the general choice of wave function to describe a particle in quantum mechanics.

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Quantum Mechanics Part 4 of 4 - Electron Spin and Entanglement and Wave Function Collapse

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Duration: 9:20
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Essential knowledge of Modern Science, formulated in 1926, yet relatively few people are exposed to this as their Standard Educational Curriculum. Quantum Me...

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The Meaning of the Wave Function in Quantum Mechanics

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Duration: 3:06
Updated: 03 Jul 2013

A brief explanation of the meaning of the wave function in quantum mechanics. I try to go into a bit of detail about how the charge and mass of an electron a...

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Doc Physics - Periodic Traveling Wave Motion as a Function of x AND t

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Duration: 10:33
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

We develop an equation that accounts for the extent of a traveling wave through space and how that shape evolves as time goes on.

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Normalization of the wavefunction

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Duration: 28:18
Updated: 08 Aug 2013

The normalization of the wavefunction in the context of probability distributions, normalizable functions, and what time evolution does to normalization.

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~OLD VERSION~ Understanding Quantum Mechanics 1 -The wavefunction

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Duration: 7:26
Updated: 09 Aug 2013

I've made a new (much better!) version of this, check it out on my channel! Quantum Mechanics is strange and disturbing, but its not so hard to understand. D...

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Quantum Waves visualized in 3D

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Duration: 4:18
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

This is a new way to visualize a one dimensional quantum wave function in 3D. Basically for a wavefunction confined to the x axis we use the y and z directio...

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Wave Function And Wave-Particle Duality

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Duration: 4:46
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

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Wave Function (Extra Footage)

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Duration: 10:00
Updated: 09 Aug 2013

With a 10-minute time limit, Professor Moriarty from our sister Sixty Symbols project has a crack at explaining one of physics mind-bending concepts - wave f...

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Schrodinger's Wave Function

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Duration: 3:24
Updated: 15 Sep 2013

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Wave Function Collapse

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Duration: 5:19
Updated: 05 Aug 2013

Quantum Mechanic explains how does the wave funtion collapses by the observer.

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Normalisation of ground state wavefunction QM LHO

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Duration: 4:17
Updated: 02 Jun 2013

In this video I normalise the ground state (n=0) wavefunciton of the 1d quantum linear harmonic oscillator.

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Identity Crisis: Mechanism for Collapse of the Wave Function

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Duration: 21:52
Updated: 14 Jul 2013

On July 2, 2011, months prior to the superluminal neutrino time-of-flight fiasco and just over a year prior to CERNs big Higgs-like particle announcement, Ga...

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Position, velocity, and momentum from the wavefunction

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Duration: 26:51
Updated: 15 May 2013

The first real taste of operators, including position and momentum and how to calculate expectation of operators in general.

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Interpretation of wavefunction

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Duration: 5:49
Updated: 27 Oct 2013

Interpretation of wavefunction

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What Causes the Collapse of the Wave Function?

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Duration: 5:11
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

This is my attempt to answer the question posed by DPRJones in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm7fLpoh-9w I welcome any rebuttal from proper scie...

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Graphical representation of the wavefunction

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Duration: 11:50
Updated: 29 Jun 2013

The square of the wavefunction represents the probability of finding an electron at a specific distance (r) away from the nucleus. There are three ways to re...

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2D Wavefunction 1

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Duration: 9:41
Updated: 16 Nov 2012

Solving the 2D wavefunction (particle in a box), which includes nodes, graphing, wavelength, and probability density.

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3D Wavefunction 1

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Duration: 7:34
Updated: 17 Jun 2013

Solving the 3D wavefunction, which includes nodes, orbitals, graphing, wavelength, and probability density.

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Third wavefunction QM LHO

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Duration: 4:24
Updated: 16 Nov 2012

In this video I generate the third wavefunction (n=2) for the 1d quantum LHO.

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Normalization of the wavefunction

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Quantum Waves visualized in 3D

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What Is the Wave Function? - Instant Egghead

Wave Function - Sixty Symbols

21. Quantum Mechanics III

The Wave Function

Quantum Mechanics Part 4 of 4 - Electron Spin and Entanglement and Wave Function Collapse

The Meaning of the Wave Function in Quantum Mechanics

Doc Physics - Periodic Traveling Wave Motion as a Function of x AND t

Normalization of the wavefunction

~OLD VERSION~ Understanding Quantum Mechanics 1 -The wavefunction

Quantum Waves visualized in 3D

Wave Function And Wave-Particle Duality

Wave Function (Extra Footage)

Schrodinger's Wave Function

Wave Function Collapse

Normalisation of ground state wavefunction QM LHO

Identity Crisis: Mechanism for Collapse of the Wave Function

Position, velocity, and momentum from the wavefunction

Interpretation of wavefunction