Wave packet tunneling
Quantum Physics
2017-09-27 v1
Abstract
The tunneling of Gaussian wave packets has been investigated by numerically solving the one-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation. The shape of wave packets interacting with a square barrier has been monitored for various values of the barrier width, height and initial width of the wave packet. Compared to the case of free propagation, the maximum of a tunneled wave packet exhibits a shift, which can be interpreted as an enhanced velocity during tunneling.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9809041,
title = {Wave packet tunneling},
author = {H. M. Krenzlin and J. Budczies and K. W. Kehr},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9809041},
year = {2017}
}
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6 pages, 3 figures