The quantum mechanics examples in this section model standard quantum-mechanical phenomena seen in intermediate and advanced courses. The material stresses measurement of quantum-mechanical systems through the study of spin (spin-1/2 and spin-1) systems. These examples use the program orst.spins.Spins (original Macintosh version by Dan Schroeder, original Java version by David McIntyre, and OSP Java Version by Wolfgang Christian) to depict the phenomena described above. Although the programs presented here are distributed in Launcher packages that contain multiple programs and associated curricular material, they can also be be embedded into html pages for easy Internet-based distribution and quick browsing.
You are encouraged to download the following jar files to execute complete Launcher packages after you have become familiar with the programs in this section and subsection.
| Archive | Description |
|---|---|
| osp_spins.jar | Quantum mechanics exercises by Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian. These exercises focus on the single and multiple measurement of an ensemble of spin-1/2 systems. In addition, these exercises also show the time evolution of spin states in an external magnetic field (spin precession). Multiple exercises are combined in this jar file as a Launcher package. |
You may directly access (browse) the binary directory containing these jar files. Note that the binary directory also contains code libraries (jar files) that are not designed to run as stand-alone applications.