Quantum theory of tunneling /
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| Author / Creator: | Razavy, Mohsen. |
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| Imprint: | River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2003. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 549 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11164279 |
| Summary: | This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical foundations of quantum tunneling, stressing the basic physics underlying the applications. The topics addressed include exponential and nonexponential decay processes and the application of scattering theory to tunneling problems. In addition to the Schr#65533;dinger equation approach, the path integral, Heisenberg's equations and the phase space method are all used to study the motion of a particle under the barrier. Extensions to the multidimensional cases and tunneling of particles with internal degrees of freedom are also considered. Furthermore, recent advances concerning time delay and tunneling times and some of the problems associated with their measurement are also discussed. Finally, some examples of tunneling in atomic, molecular, nuclear and condensed matter physics are presented. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 549 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812564888 9789812564887 1281347744 9781281347749 9789812380197 9812380191 9789812380180 9812380183 |