Overcoming misconceptions in quantum mechanics with the time evolution operator

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-159

  Garcia Quijas P C ^a   Arevalo Aguilar L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PHYSICS EDUCATION; STATIONARY STATES; TIME EVOLUTION OPERATORS;

SCHRODINGER EQUATION;

EID: 34249032445     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/28/2/001     Document Type: Article

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