Reality, before it is asked to decide
A particle
is a rumour
until measured.
In a box, energy is quantised and the wavefunction stands in place. The particle is not anywhere in particular — it is a distribution of where it might be.
Energy4.00 E₁
Nodes1
Mean position0.500 L
Uncertainty0.181 L
ψₙ(x) = √(2/L) · sin(nπx/L)
x / L →
Cyan ψ(x) · violet |ψ|²Click to measureno measurement
Move across the well to read the position