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Transmitted packet

Use the method of stationary phase to consider the behavior of the transmitted packet. In particular, determine the time at which the center of the reflected pack reaches the point . From and the speed of the center of the packet in the classically allowed regions, determine the effective amount of time spent in the forbidden region, , and the effective velocity in that region, . What energy does this velocity correspond to classically? Is there any appreciable spreading of the reflected packet beyond what you would expect from the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle?



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Tue Apr 30 08:11:46 EDT 1996