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View SchemaClassical Tunneling
| Authors | Arthur Cohn, Mario Rabinowitz |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0306009 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0306009 |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00673626 |
| Journal | Int.J.Theor.Phys.29:215-223,1990 |
Abstract
A classical representation of an extended body over barriers of height greater than the energy of the incident body is shown to have many features in common with quantum tunneling as the center-of-mass literally goes through the barrier. It is even classically possible to penetrate any finite barrier with a body of arbitrarily low energy if the body is sufficiently long. A distribution of body lengths around the de Broglie wavelength leads to reasonable agreement with the quantum transmission coefficient.
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