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We propose a general expression for the probability distribution of real-valued tunneling times of a localized particle, as measured by the Salecker-Wigner-Peres quantum clock. This general expression is used to obtain the distribution of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-06 José T. Lunardi , Luiz A. Manzoni

A Zener diode is a paradigmatic device in semiconductor-based electronics that consists of a pn junction where an external electric field induces a switching behavior in the current-voltage characteristics. We study Zener tunneling in HgTe…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-06-29 Martha Lasia , Elsa Prada , Luis Brey

Two single-molecule magnets are coupled antiferromagnetically to form a supramolecule dimer. We study the coupling effect and tunneling process by means of the numerical exact diagonalization method, and apply them to the recently…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. M. Hu , Z. D. Chen , S. Q. Shen

We provide a full account of our recent report (EPL, 141 (2023) 10001}) which constructed a quantized relativistic time-of-arrival operator for spin-0 particles using a modified Weyl-ordering rule to calculate the traversal time across a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-24 Philip Caesar Flores , Eric A. Galapon

The resonant tunneling phenomenon is well understood in quantum mechanics. We argue why a similar phenomenon must be present in quantum field theory. We then use the functional Schr\"odinger method to show how resonant tunneling through…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-08 S. -H. Henry Tye , Daniel Wohns

In this work we explore the potential of implementing an optical quantum optimizer using non-linear optics, specifically using sum-frequency generation and/or two photon absorption. This proposal uses Zeno effects to enforce independence…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-15 Mohammad-Ali Miri , Uchenna Chukwu , Nicholas Chancellor

How much time does a wave packet spent in tunneling a barrier? Quantum mechanical calculations result in zero time inside a barrier. In the nineties analogous tunneling experiments with microwaves were carried out confirming quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-03-17 Guenter Nimtz

A non-stationary method for tunneling description of non-relativistic particles and photons through a barrier on the basis of consideration of the multiple internal reflections of vawe packets in relation of barrier boundaries is presented.…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Sergei P. Maydanyuk , Vladislav S. Olkhovsky , Alexander K. Zaichenko

Within quantum information, many methods have been proposed to avoid or correct the deleterious effects of the environment on a system of interest. In this work, expanding on our earlier paper [G. A. Paz-Silva et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 108,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-26 Jason M. Dominy , Gerardo A. Paz-Silva , A. T. Rezakhani , D. A. Lidar

We calculate the time taken by a wave packet to travel through a classically forbidden region of space in space fractional quantum mechanics. We obtain the close form expression of tunneling time from a rectangular barrier by stationary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-06 Mohammad Hasan , Bhabani Prasad Mandal

A formula suitable for a quantitative evaluation of the tunneling effect in a ferromagnetic particle is derived with the help of the instanton method. The tunneling between n-th degenerate states of neighboring wells is dominated by a…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 J. -Q. Liang , Y. -B. Zhang , H. J. W. Mueller-Kirsten , Jian-Ge Zhou , F. Zimmerschied , F. -C. Pu

A simple model of a quantum clock is applied to the old and controversial problem of how long a particle takes to tunnel through a quantum barrier. The model I employ has the advantage of yielding sensible results for energy eigenstates,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. C. W. Davies

This paper presents a simple model for repeated measurement of a quantum system: the evolution of a free particle, simulated by discretising the particle's position. This model is easily simulated by computer and provides a useful arena to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 David Wallace

How much time does a tunneling wave packet spent in traversing a barrier? Quantum mechanical calculations result in zero time inside a barrier . In the nineties analogous tunneling experiments with microwaves were carried out. The results…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-20 Guenter Nimtz

A model for quantum tunnelling of a cluster comprising A identical particles, coupled by oscillator-type potential, through short-range repulsive potential barriers is introduced for the first time in the new symmetrized-coordinate…

We study tunneling of the magnetic moment in a particle that has full rotational freedom. Exact energy levels are obtained and the ground-state magnetic moment is computed for a symmetric rotor. The effect of the mechanical freedom on spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-07 M. F. O'Keeffe , E. M. Chudnovsky , D. A. Garanin

The quantum Zeno effect (QZE) predicts a slow-down of the time development of a system under rapidly repeated ideal measurements, and experimentally this was tested for an ensemble of atoms using short laser pulses for non-selective state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Almut Beige , Gerhard C. Hegerfeldt

The quantum Zeno effect consists in the hindrance of the evolution of a quantum system that is very frequently monitored and found to be in its initial state at every single measurement. On the basis of the correct formula for the survival…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Hiromichi Nakazato , Mikio Namiki , Saverio Pascazio , Helmut Rauch

Application of strong dc electric field to an insulator leads to quantum tunneling of electrons from the valence band to the conduction band, which is a famous nonlinear response known as Landau-Zener tunneling. One of the growing interests…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Sota Kitamura , Naoto Nagaosa , Takahiro Morimoto

In this paper, we show that the quantum Zeno effect occurs for any frequent quantum measurements or operations. As a result of the Zeno effect, for non-selective measurements (or trace preserving completely positive maps), the evolution of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-24 Ying Li , David Herrera-Marti , Leong Chuan Kwek