Visualizing the phonon wave function
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Visualizing the phonon wave function
A phonon often is described as ‘‘a quantum of lattice vibration,’’ but this description can be difficult to reconcile with the wave functions explored in a typical undergraduate quantum mechanics class. A phonon wave function is similar to the harmonic oscillator wave functions studied in introductory quantum mechanics, except that it is many-dimensional. We suggest a way to visualize the proba...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physics
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0002-9505,1943-2909
DOI: 10.1119/1.1446858