Waves, Optics and Quantum Mechanics Virtual Laboratory

To understand the fundamentals of wave phenomena in Mechanics and Optics and the probabilistic nature of Quantum Mechanics through the following interactive experiments:
  • Mechanics at macroscopic and microscopic scales
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  • The relationship between Fraunhofer diffraction and Fourier transform through optics and its application to spatial frequency filtering (image processing).
  • Quantum uncertainty principle through single-slit diffraction.
  • Unique properties of a laser and its use as a measuring instrument.
  • Unifying aspects of classical and quantum mechanics through optics experiments.
  • Difference between classical and quantum results through Young’s double-slit experiment and the harmonic oscillator.
  • Intriguing quantum phenomena of wave-particle duality, uncertainty and quantum tunnelling.
  • Structure of the atom and atomic spectrum through quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom.