Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ200258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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Nonspreading Wave Packets.
Berry, M. V.; Balazs, N. L.
American Journal of Physics, v47 n3 p264-67 Mar 1979
Explains properties of the Airy packet that show that quantum wave functions correspond to a family of orbits and not to a single particle. Introducing the Airy packet into elementary quantum mechanics courses is recommended. (HM)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, College Science, Energy, Higher Education, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Radiation, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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