Atom in a Box is an application that aids in visualizing the Hydrogenic atomic orbitals, a prime and otherwise unwieldy example of quantum mechanics. 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.
What is new in this release:
Universal Application release for PowerPC and Intel Macs
Updates include:
- QuickTime export of orbital animations.
- Endian conversions for file and disk access.
- Adapted source to Xcode.
- OS X-compliant application and file icons and plst data.
- Correction of an issue with sound buffers for the orbital sound.
- New recognition of horizontal and vertical scroll wheels, for use with Mighty Mouse's scroll ball.
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