Spectroscopy Kit for a pendulum clock
Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a pendulum clock live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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Every warm object glows with a Planck spectrum. Heat it up and the peak shifts to shorter (bluer) wavelengths — that's why stars range from red to blue-white.
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Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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Solving the Schrödinger equation for hydrogen gives the orbitals — the probability clouds where an electron is likely to be found. The quantum numbers n, l, and m set the size, shape, and orientation. Brighter regions are higher probability density.
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Data Inspector
Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is this good for students?
- Yes — this version of "Spectroscopy Kit for a pendulum clock" is framed for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.