Field · Modern

Modern Physics

The physics of the very small and the very fast — quanta of light, the structure of the atom, and Einstein's relativity.

Six interactive experiments — all live.

Experiments

6 experiments · all live
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Photoelectric Effect

Shine light of different colours on a metal and see why only frequency — not brightness — frees electrons.

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Bohr Model of the Atom

Watch electrons jump between energy levels and emit photons of specific colours.

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Special Relativity

Speed a clock toward light speed and watch time dilation and length contraction set in.

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Quantum Well

Trap a particle in a box and see the discrete energy levels and standing wavefunctions of quantum mechanics.

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Black Hole & Lensing

Bend starlight into an Einstein ring around the event horizon and watch time slow to a halt at the edge.

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Radioactive Decay & Half-Life

Watch hundreds of random quantum coin-flips add up to the perfectly smooth law N = N₀e^(−λt), halving every T½.

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