Definition of wave packet
: a pulse of radiant energy that is the resultant of a number of wave trains of differing wavelengths
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Recent Examples on the Web The equations of quantum mechanics describe how the wave packet splits in two upon hitting the obstacle.
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Quanta Magazine, "Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light," 20 Oct. 2020 Now picture the wave packet traveling, tsunami-like, toward a barrier.
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Quanta Magazine, "Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light," 20 Oct. 2020 This bell curve, called a wave packet, is centered at position A.
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Quanta Magazine, "Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light," 20 Oct. 2020
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The first known use of wave packet was in 1928
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