File:QuantumTunnel.jpg

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Visual representation of quantum tunneling effect using a wave function as the variation of energy depending on the position. The particle ("object" in green) travel from one point of low energy to another in a non-classical way.

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English: A (simplified) diagram of Quantum Tunneling, a phenomenon by which a particle may move through a barrier which would be impossible under classical mechanics.
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Author Cranberry

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current23:55, 24 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 23:55, 24 November 2008681 × 575 (34 KB)Cranberry~commonswiki (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=A (simplified) diagram of Quantum Tunneling, a phenomenon by which a particle may move through a barrier which would be impossible under classical mechanics.}} |Source=Own work by uploader |Author=[[User:Cranberry|Cranber

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