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Quantum Behavior 37-1 Atomic mechanics In the last few chapters we have treated the essential ideas necessary for an 37-1 Atomic mechanics understanding of most of the important phenomena of light-or electromagnetic 37-2 An experiment with bullets radiation in general. (We have left a few special topics for next year. Specifically, the theory of the index of dense materials and total internal reflection.) What we 37-3 An experiment with waves have dealt with is called the classical theory of electric waves, which turns out 37-4 An experiment with electrons to be a completely adequate description of nature for a large number of effects. We have not had to worry yet about the fact that light energy comes in lumps or 37-5 The interference of electron photons. waves We would like to take up as our next subject the problem of the behavior of 37-6 Watching the electrons relatively large pieces of matter-their mechanical and thermal properties, for instance. In discussing these, we will find that the classical (or older) theory 37-7 First principles of quantum fails almost immediately, because matter is really made up of atomic-sized par- mechanics ticles. Still, we will deal only with the classical part, because that is the only part 37-8 The uncertainty principle that we can understand using the classical mechanics we have been learning. But we shall not be very successful. We shall find that in the case of matter, unlike the case of light, we shal