Web-based resources on Quantum Physics and related topics
Web-based Graduate Education:
Web-based resources on Quantum Physics and related topics
John A. Venables
Dept of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona, and CPES, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
This file contains a list of web-based resources for use
in connection with my graduate courses, book, web-based articles and talks. If
you have items you would like me to add, please email me. However, I am
aiming to be exemplary rather than comprehensive, so please don't be
offended if I leave material out. Latest version of this document
15th December 03.
A Java Applet for solving the
Schroedinger equation
has been developed by Kevin Schmidt of ASU and Michael Lee of Kent State.
There are many nice
Quantum Physics Applets in both French and English, prepared by Manuel Joffre of the Ecole
Polytechnique in Paris. This site has mysteriously disappeared, but hopefully it will come
back soon - it was very impressive; maybe it is en route to commercial success.
Meanwhile, on the same theme, some other QP applets have been produced by
Mark Sutherland
originally from University of Toronto, but now running a small
side-business
in California. As musicians around the world say, don't give up your day job just yet.
I am linking to some Quantum Physics Resources (i.e. this page) this semester
with my students in
Quantum Physics. This includes use of the
Physlets developed by
Wolfgang Christian and coworkers at
Davidson College, and published in book form
with a CD-ROM. You can see the structure of this
CD-ROM; the quantum stuff
is in
Chapter 10
and
Chapter 18. We can expect more from this excellent source in future, including quantum
physics CDs.
A further (now obvious) choice is to search the web using the wonderful
Google search engine, type in something specific such as
"Quantum Physics course", and you will be amazed what you find. (If you are a
gambler at heart, type in "Quantum Physics course" and hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Isn't that great?)