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John B. Miller

Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Charles A. Smith

Department of Chemistry, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78307Brian W. WilliamsDepartment of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837-2005

J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77 (7), p 879

DOI: 10.1021/ed077p879

Publication Date (Web): July 1, 2000

Abstract

A macroscopic physical system for demonstrating the relationships of quantum mechanical operators, eigenfunctions, expectation values, and superposition of delectable wave functions is described. Small candies or similar objects with a variety of values of physical properties serve as surrogates for abstract quantum wave functions.

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Quantum Chemistry

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