Quantum mechanics describes nature at the nanoscale using wave functions and probability distributions rather than definite trajectories. A wave packet is a localized quantum mechanical wave function that represents the probability of finding a particle in a particular region of space. The group velocity describes how a wave packet envelope propagates through space and time, while the phase velocity refers to the speed at which the crests of the wave move.
Quantum mechanics describes nature at the nanoscale using wave functions and probability distributions rather than definite trajectories. A wave packet is a localized quantum mechanical wave function that represents the probability of finding a particle in a particular region of space. The group velocity describes how a wave packet envelope propagates through space and time, while the phase velocity refers to the speed at which the crests of the wave move.
Quantum mechanics describes nature at the nanoscale using wave functions and probability distributions rather than definite trajectories. A wave packet is a localized quantum mechanical wave function that represents the probability of finding a particle in a particular region of space. The group velocity describes how a wave packet envelope propagates through space and time, while the phase velocity refers to the speed at which the crests of the wave move.