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ERIC Number: EJ726073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug-1
Pages: 1
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Single-Slit Diffraction and the Uncertainty Principle
Rioux, Frank
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n8 p1210 Aug 2005
A theoretical analysis of single-slit diffraction based on the Fourier transform between coordinate and momentum space is presented. The transform between position and momentum is used to illuminate the intimate relationship between single-slit diffraction and uncertainty principle.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Mechanics (Physics)
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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