This project simulates quantum tunneling and an electron's wave function using Schrödinger's equation.
Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon where particles, like electrons, pass through a barrier, even if they don’t have enough energy to overcome it.
This happens due to the wave-like nature of particles in quantum mechanics.
The simulation uses Schrödinger's equation to calculate the behavior of an electron interacting with a potential barrier.
Check out the interactive graph below:
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Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon where particles, like electrons, "tunnel" or move through a barrier. This barrier can be a physical one, like a wall or vaccume, or an area with high energy.
To dive into quantum tunneling, read this. Or if you prefer watching, here is a video which explains this phenomenon.
The blue line in this graph is the wave function of the electron. As you can see, the wave funtion changes according to the hight and width of the barrier, or in other words the possibility of the electron being in a specific place changes according to the difficulty of passing through the barrier.
Wavefunction?The wavefunction is a mathematical expression that has all the information we can know about the particle, in this case electron. The wavefunction, when squared, will tell us the probability of where we might find the electron.
To learn more about the wavefuntion, read this article. Here is a video that explains wavefunction as well!