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PIRSA:08080087

Quantum Mechanics 12 - How Atoms Emit and Absorb Photons

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Epp, R. (2008). Quantum Mechanics 12 - How Atoms Emit and Absorb Photons. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/08080087

Richard Epp University of Waterloo

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Abstract

Learning Outcomes:
• How the complex standing wave states of an electron in a one-dimensional box are “stationary states” in that the electron probability pattern is static (not changing with time).
• However, if the electron is put in a superposition of two such stationary states (with different energies), its probability pattern is not static, but rather oscillates back and forth; understanding how this oscillation is connected with photon emission and absorption.
• Understanding how these ideas apply to the atom, and how a LASER works (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation).