{
  "annotation_id": "a5695caf-55da-4ddf-b2f4-831774294249",
  "date_created": "2026-03-02T18:02:41.427000Z",
  "date_modified": "2026-03-02T18:02:41.427000Z",
  "file_hash": "2e43ef30c097b8523e71a606f62ad5e7a8a2acd20e548e707b8b4755f1f25c4f",
  "private": false,
  "record": {
    "abstract": "We examine Gamow\u0027s method for calculating the decay rate of a wave function\ninitially located within a potential well. Using elementary techniques, we\nexamine a very simple, exactly solvable model, in order to show why it is so\nreliable for calculating decay rates, in spite of its conceptual problems. We\nalso discuss the regime of validity of the exponential decay law.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9711037",
    "authors": [
      "R. M. Cavalcanti",
      "C. A. A. de Carvalho"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "journal_ref": "Rev.Bras.Ens.Fis. 21 (1999) 464",
    "title": "On the effectiveness of Gamow\u0027s method for calculating decay rates",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9711037"
  },
  "schema_id": "dorsal/arxiv",
  "source": {
    "execution_id": "a435c64b-bce7-451d-9ebb-90c14e47bfea",
    "id": "arXiv Dataset IDs",
    "type": "Model",
    "variant": "snapshot-2026-03-01",
    "version": "0.1.0"
  },
  "user_id": 1000002
}