Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Having developed the Schrödinger equation in the previous video, we now generate two-dimensional computer solutions to try and figure out what it says about reality at atomic scales.
Double-slit electron experiment performed by Dr. Akira Tonomura. Images available on Wikipedia.
Double-slit photon images from the video
http://www.sps.ch/fileadmin/pictures/Experimente/FromPhotonsToWaves.avi
Scilab code to implement double slit experiment simulation is available at the following link. (It was not intended for public consumption hence not well commented). This uses a generic color map - in the video I used a customized map that is not easily uploaded.
viascience.org/what.html (click on the Code link)
Having developed the Schrödinger equation in the previous video, we now generate two-dimensional computer solutions to try and figure out what it says about reality at atomic scales.
Double-slit electron experiment performed by Dr. Akira Tonomura. Images available on Wikipedia.
Double-slit photon images from the video
http://www.sps.ch/fileadmin/pictures/Experimente/FromPhotonsToWaves.avi
Scilab code to implement double slit experiment simulation is available at the following link. (It was not intended for public consumption hence not well commented). This uses a generic color map - in the video I used a customized map that is not easily uploaded.
viascience.org/what.html (click on the Code link)
