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Tunneling effect induced by a curved magnetic edge

Spectral Theory 2022-03-21 v2

Abstract

Experimentally observed magnetic fields with nanoscale variations are theoretically modeled by a piece-wise constant function with jump discontinuity along a smooth curve, the magnetic edge. Assuming the edge is a closed curve with an axis of symmetry and the field is sign changing and with exactly two distinct values, we prove that semi-classical tunneling occurs and calculate the magnitude of this tunneling effect.

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@article{arxiv.2201.13423,
  title  = {Tunneling effect induced by a curved magnetic edge},
  author = {Søren Fournais and Bernard Helffer and Ayman Kachmar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.13423},
  year   = {2022}
}

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To appear in a volume on the occasion of Eliott H. Lieb's 90th birthday

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