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Apr 26, 2024
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2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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LC 235 - Integrative Seminar: MTH 261/PHY 221 Quantum WavesThree Credits
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With the creation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, physicists conceived of a new and unexpected kind of wave that is neither a Newtonian (c. 1700) mechanical wave nor a Maxwellian (c. 1860) electromagnetic wave. These mysterious DeBroglie – Schroedinger waves of probability are the essence of quantum mechanics. These waves determine the structure of atoms and molecule, i.e. they are the deepest foundation of both physics and chemistry. While the mathematics of these quantum waves is similar to the classical waves already studied in PHY 221 and MTH 261 , the physical, chemical, and philosophical consequences are breathtakingly different.
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