Atom In A Box

Filename: Orbitals (411,503 bytes) Subj: Atomic Orbitals on Macintosh Date: May 8, 1998 Keywords: Science, Education, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Orbital, Atom Abs: This archive contains version 1.0 of Atom in a Box, an educational program that aids in visualizing the Hydrogenic atomic orbitals, a prime and otherwise unwieldy example of quantum mechanics. Requires a PowerPC Macintosh. See for more info. Desc: Unlike other tools in this category, this program raytraces through a three-dimensional cloud density that represents the wavefunction's probability density and presents its results in real-time (up to 48 frames per second on the latest hardware). The user interface is very interactive and provides a wide degree of flexibility. It contains all 140 eigenstates up to the n=7 energy level and the allowed spectral transitions between those eigenstates. It also allows a state formed by a superposition of up to eight of those eigenstates allowing for over 3 trillion possible states. The program can display a wavefunction as a picture of a cloud, use color as phase, plot in red-cyan left/right for 3D glasses, and slice the wavefunction. You can download a copy of it and see demonstrations of its output at: For individual users, this software is US $20 shareware. Once you register, I'll send you a registration code that eliminates the shareware reminder.