File:2D Wavefunction (1,3) Density Plot.png

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The quantum wavefunction of a particle in a 2D box of dimensions Lx and Ly. The wavenumbers are:

  • nx=1
  • ny=3
White corresponds to a high value, black low values and mid-grey zero.
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Source Own drawing, plotted in Mathematica.
 
This diagram was created with Mathematica by n.
Author Inductiveload
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nx = 1
ny = 3
plot = DensityPlot[
      Sin[nx Pi x]Sin[ny Pi y],
      {x, 0, 1}, 
      {y, 0, 1},
      ImageSize -> 800,
      PlotPoints -> 50,
      FrameLabel -> {x/Subscript[L, x], y/Subscript[L, y]},
      RotateLabel -> False,
      PlotRange -> {-1, 1},
      PlotLabel -> Subscript["2-Dimensional 
      Quantum Wavefunction in a Square Box: ψ", "1,1"],
      TextStyle -> {FontSize -> 18}
      ];

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current06:40, 13 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 06:40, 13 February 2007800 × 800 (24 KB)Inductiveload (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=The quantum wavefunction of a particle in a 2D box of dimensions L<sub>x</sub> and L<sub>y</sub>. The wavenumbers are: *''n<sub>x</sub>''=1 *''n<sub>y</sub>''=3 White corresponds to a high value, black low values and mid-grey

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