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View SchemaWhy relativity allows quantum tunnelling to 'take no time'?
| Authors | D. Sokolovski |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0306153 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0306153 |
Abstract
In quantum tunnelling, what appears an infinitely fast barrier traversal can be explained in terms of an Aharonov-like weak measurement of the tunnelling time, in which the role of the pointer is played by the particle's own coordinate. A relativistic wavepacket is shown to be reshaped through a series of subluminal shifts which together produce an anomalous 'superluminal' result.
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"title": "Why relativity allows quantum tunnelling to \u0027take no time\u0027?",
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