Atom in a Box is an application that aids in visualizing the Hydrogenic atomic orbitals, a prime and otherwise unwieldy example of quantum mechanics. Unlike other tools in this category, this program raytraces through a three-dimensional cloud density that represents the wavefunction's probability density and presents its results in real-time (up to 48 frames per second on the latest hardware). The user interface is very interactive and provides a wide degree of flexibility. It contains all 140 eigenstates up to the n=7 energy level and the allowed spectral transitions between those eigenstates. It also allows a state formed by a superposition of up to eight of those eigenstates allowing for over 3 trillion possible states. The program can display a wavefunction as a picture of a cloud, use color as phase, plot in red-cyan left/right for 3D glasses, and slice the wavefunction.
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Atom in a Box 1.1
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| Requirements | Mac OS 9.0.4 or later with <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/7883">CarbonLib</a> 1.2orMac OS X 10.0 or later Universal Binary | ||
| Downloads | 10 | Limitations | None |
| Publisher | Dauger Research | File Size | 454k |
| Date added | 22 May 2006 | ||
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