Overview
What is Atom in a Box?
Atom in a Box is an application that aids in visualizing the Hydrogenic atomic orbitals, a prime and otherwise unwieldy example of quantum mechanics.
In depth
A closer look at Atom in a Box
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.
Verdict
Should you download Atom in a Box?
Atom in a Box runs on
Mac OS 9.0
and is available under the
Time-limited Trial
license
— the installer is 404 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Math.
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At a glance
Atom in a Box specifications
- Publisher
-
Dean Dauger
- Last updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- License
- Time-limited Trial
- Operating system
- Mac OS 9.0
- File size
- 404 KB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 457
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