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Chapter 28. Quantum Physics (About quantization of light, energy and the early foundation of quantum mechanics). Blackbody. Blackbody: A “perfect” absorber. For example, a hole in a cavity. It turns out a blackbody must also emit radiation, so a blackbody is not really “black”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 28Quantum Physics(About quantization of light, energy and the early foundation of quantum mechanics)
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BlackbodyBlackbody: A “perfect” absorber. For example, a hole in a cavity.It turns out a blackbody must also emit radiation, so a blackbody is not really “black”. The radiation from a blackbody depends only on the temperature of the cavity.
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Blackbody RadiationThe radiation from a wide variety of sources can be approximated as blackbody radiation:Coal, sun, human body (infrared)As mentioned such radiation depends only on the temperature of the object, and is sometimes refer to as the thermal radiation.
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Material IndependenceIt is observed that as an object gets hotter, the predominant wavelength of the radiation emitted by the object decreases (hence the frequency increases). Example:
As temperature increases:Infrared Red Yellow White
This is true regardless of the material that made up the blackbody. Objects in a furnace all glow red with the furnace walls regardless of their size, shape or materials.
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Temperature Dependence
The peak of the wavelength distribution shifts to shorter wavelengths as the temperature increases:
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Conflict with classical physics
Ultraviolet catastrophe
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Max Planck and Planck’s constant (1900)Proposed energy on the cavity wall:
h becomes known as the Planck’s constant:
All quantum calculations involves h. Sometimes it is more convenient to use:
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The idea behindPlanck’s equation means it is now more difficult (or energy costly) to excite a mode of higher frequency. As a result less high frequency (low wavelength) radiations are produced, preventing ultraviolet catastrophe. Classical, the cost of a high frequency mode is the same as that of a low frequency mode.
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Quantization of EnergyThe energy emitted or absorbed by the energy transition of the cavity wall is therefore given by:
The cavity cannot emit half of hf. Energy in the radiation only exists in packages (quanta) of hf.
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But why hf?
Even Planck himself could not give a more fundamental reason why the equation E=hf makes sense, except that it appeared to describe blackbody radiation perfectly. Planck continues to try to find a “better” explanation.Today physicists generally accept this equation as an observed fact of nature. Its introduction is regarded as the beginning of quantum mechanics.
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Photoelectric EffectWhen light shines on certain metals, electrons are sometimes released. The emitted electrons are sometimes referred to as photoelectrons.
We can measure the energy of the photoelectrons using the setup below:
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The Setup
When the external potential ξ is connected as shown, it helps the electrons to flow, generating a non-zero current when photoelectrons are produced.
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Reversing the potentialNow the external potential ξ is reversed. It actually resists the flow of the electrons. When the potential is big enough, it can even stop the current completely. This is the stopping potential Vs.
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The stopping potential and the number of photoelectrons
Such an experiment measures the stopping potential Vs, the external potential required to stop the flow of current completely.From Vs one can deduce the maximum KE of the photoelectrons emitted by the metal, because by conservation of energy:
By studying the KE and Ne of the photoelectrons, further contradictions with classical physics were found.
On the other hand, the current gives a measurement of the rate of electrons released. Roughly speaking, one can say:
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Photoelectric Effect, Results
The maximum current increases as the intensity of the incident light increases
When applied voltage is equal to or more negative than Vs, the current is zero
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Summary
Action KE Ne
Increase intensity No effects Increase
Increase frequency Increase Increase
Observation when f >fc :
When f <fc no photoeletrons are released, independent of intensity.The cutoff frequency fc depends on the metal.
Action KE Ne
Increase intensity Increase Increase
Increase frequency No effects No effects
Classical prediction for all f :
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Frequency Dependence and Cutoff Frequency
The lines show the linear relationship between KEmax and f
The slope of each line is h
The absolute value of the y-intercept is the work function
The x-intercept is the cutoff frequency
This is the frequency below which no photoelectrons are emitted
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Some Work Function Values
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Einstein’s Explanation• Energy in light comes in packages (photons). Each
photon carries energy E=hf. You cannot get half a photon or 1/3 of a photon.
• The intensity of light is related to the number of photons present, but not to the frequency.
• Electrons are bind to the metal, so for an electron to escape, it needs to absorb a certain threshold amount of energy ϕ, called the work function. Each metal has a different value for ϕ. The stronger the binding to the metal, the larger is ϕ.
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The PictureThe picture:An electron absorbs energy hf from the radiation, spends ϕ to escape from the metal, leaving only hf - ϕ as the KE:
This explains why the slope of each line is h.
Increase f Increase KEmax
Increase intensity Increase number of e-
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Photon Model Explanation of the Photoelectric Effect
Dependence of photoelectron kinetic energy on light intensity
KEmax is independent of light intensityKE depends on the light frequency and the work functionThe intensity will change the number of photoelectrons being emitted, but not the energy of an individual electron
Time interval between incidence of light and ejection of the photoelectron
Each photon can have enough energy to eject an electron immediately
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Photon Model Explanation of the Photoelectric Effect, cont
Dependence of ejection of electrons on light frequency
There is a failure to observe photoelectric effect below a certain cutoff frequency, which indicates the photon must have more energy than the work function in order to eject an electronWithout enough energy, an electron cannot be ejected, regardless of the light intensity
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Photon Model Explanation of the Photoelectric Effect, cont
Dependence of photoelectron kinetic energy on light frequency
Since KEmax = hf – ϕAs the frequency increases, the kinetic energy will increase
Once the energy of the work function is exceeded
There is a linear relationship between the kinetic energy and the frequency
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The cutoff frequency and wavelength
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Rewriting hc
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Photoelectric Effect Features, Summary
The experimental results contradict all four classical predictions
Einstein extended Planck’s concept of quantization to electromagnetic waves
All electromagnetic radiation can be considered a stream of quanta, now called photons
A photon of incident light gives all its energy hf to a single electron in the metal
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Photons and Waves Revisited Some experiments are best
explained by the photon model
Some are best explained by the wave model
We must accept both models and admit that the true nature of light is not describable in terms of any single classical model
Light has a dual nature in that it exhibits both wave and particle characteristics
The particle model and the wave model of light complement each other
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Louis de Broglie
1892 – 1987
Originally studied history
Was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1929 for his prediction of the wave nature of electrons
Pronounced “de broy”
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Wave Properties of Particles
Louis de Broglie postulated that because photons have both wave and particle characteristics, perhaps all forms of matter have both properties
The de Broglie wavelength of a particle is
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Frequency of a Particle
In an analogy with photons, de Broglie postulated that particles would also have a frequency associated with them
These equations present the dual nature of matter:• particle nature, E and p• wave nature, f and λ
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Particle / Wave Duality Summary
The two equations can be rewritten as:
Defining the angular frequency ω and the wave number k:
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Relativistic or Non-relativistic
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Use Non-relativistic Version in HW
Make sure your KE is in J!
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ExampleFind the wavelength of a non-relativistic electron traveling with KE = 20eV.
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Electron Diffraction, Set-Up
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Electron Diffraction, Experiment
Parallel beams of mono-energetic electrons are incident on a double slit
The slit widths are small compared to the electron wavelength
An electron detector is positioned far from the slits at a distance much greater than the slit separation
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Electron Diffraction, contIf the detector collects electrons for a long enough time, a typical wave interference pattern is produced
This is distinct evidence that electrons are interfering, a wave-like behavior
The interference pattern becomes clearer as the number of electrons reaching the screen increases
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Electron Diffraction ExplainedAn electron interacts with both slits
simultaneously
If an attempt is made to determine experimentally which slit the electron goes through, the act of measuring destroys the interference pattern
It is impossible to determine which slit the electron goes through
In effect, the electron goes through both slits
The wave components of the electron are present at both slits at the same time
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Werner Heisenberg1901 – 1976
Developed matrix mechanics
Uncertainty Principle
Noble Prize in 1932
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The Uncertainty Principle, Introduction
In classical mechanics, it is possible, in principle, to make measurements with arbitrarily small uncertainty
Quantum theory predicts that it is fundamentally impossible to make simultaneous measurements of a particle’s position and momentum with infinite accuracy
The inescapable uncertainties do not arise from imperfections in practical measuring instruments
The uncertainties arise from the quantum nature of matter
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Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle (1D)
You cannot tell the position and the momentum of a particle simultaneously.
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Example
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Another Uncertainty Principle
Another Uncertainty Principle can be expressed in terms of energy and time:
A particle that have a short life-time Δt will have large uncertainty with its energy ΔE.
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Erwin Schrödinger
1887 – 1961
Best known as one of the creators of quantum mechanics
His approach was shown to be equivalent to Heisenberg’s
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Schrödinger EquationThe (time-independent) Schrödinger equation of a particle of mass m in a potential energy well V(x) is given by:
The complex function ψ is called the wave function. It determines the probability of all experimental outcomes.
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Wave function and probability
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Potential Energy for a Particle in a Box
The picture on the right represents the potential energy V(x) of a “box” (or a square well). A particle inside the box cannot go beyond 0 and L because of the infinitely high energy.Solution to the Schrödinger equation gives:
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Graphical Representations for a Particle in a Box
Energy is quantized.