A Gaussian wave packet with energy E = 12.5 meets a square barrier of height V₀ = 20 and width 0.29, with ħ = m = 1. Inside the barrier the wave decays as e^(−κx), κ = √(2m(V₀ − E))/ħ, so the wall leaks T ~ e^(−2κw). Almost none of the packet has energy above V₀, yet 32.7

Name: A Gaussian wave packet with energy E = 12.5 meets a square barrier of height V₀ = 20 and width 0.29, with ħ = m = 1. Inside the barrier the wave decays as e^(−κx), κ = √(2m(V₀ − E))/ħ, so the wall leaks T ~ e^(−2κw). Almost none of the packet has energy above V₀, yet 32.7
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Description: A Gaussian wave packet with energy E = 12.5 meets a square barrier of height V₀ = 20 and width 0.29, with ħ = m = 1. Inside the barrier the wave decays as e^(−κx), κ = √(2m(V₀ − E))/ħ, so the wall leaks T ~ e^(−2κw). Almost none of the packet has energy above V₀, yet 32.7

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A Gaussian wave packet with energy E = 12.5 meets a square barrier of height V₀ = 20 and width 0.29, with ħ = m = 1. Inside the barrier the wave decays as e^(−κx), κ = √(2m(V₀ − E))/ħ, so the wall leaks T ~ e^(−2κw). Almost none of the packet has energy above V₀, yet 32.7

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