Student understanding of time dependence in quantum mechanics

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Upper Division Physics Courses.] The time evolution of quantum states is arguably one of the more difficult ideas in quantum mechanics. In this article, we report on results from an investigation of student understanding of this topic after lecture in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul J. Emigh, Gina Passante, Peter S. Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-09-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020112