Quote: barrier penetration by a quantum mechanical amplitude to cross a narrow region where kinetic energy is negative; e.g., alpha-particle decay of uranium

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You will remember that if we put a … transmitted into the second piece of material. The … potential V, so great that the classical kinetic … decaying amplitude can reach across the region and … kinetic energy is again positive. … The barrier penetration by a quantum mechanical amplitude … It is, in fact, quite remarkable that the … when the natural oscillations inside the nucleus are … The answer is that the exponential gives the …   Google-1   Google-2

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