Imagine that the horizontal box ofFigure 38.14 is instead oriented vertically. Also imagine the box to be on a neutron star where the gravitational field is so strong that the particle in the box slows significantly, nearly stopping, before it hits the top of the box. Make a qualitative sketch of the n = 3 de Broglie standing wave of a particle in this box.

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(a) A classical particle bounces back and forth. (b) A reflected wave creates a standing wave. L. Matter waves travel in both directions.