Quantum Mechanics for Beginning Physics Students

• Autores: M. Schneider
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 48, Nº. 7, 2010, págs. 484-486
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The past two decades of attention to introductory physics education has emphasized enhanced development of conceptual understanding to accompany calculational ability. Given this, it is surprising that current texts continue to rely on the Bohr model to develop a flawed intuition, and introduce correct atomic physics on an ad hoc basis. For example, Halliday, Resnick, and Walker1describe the origin of atomic quantum numbers as such: �The restrictions on the values of the quantum number for the hydrogen atom, as listed in Table 392, are not arbitrary but come out of the solution to Schro¨dingers equation.� They give no further justification, but do point out the values are in conflict with the predictions of the Bohr model.