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Compute the current j (average number of particles per unit time) associated with the part of the wave function in Eq. (1) which describes particles traveling toward the step.
Note: If you cannot get this part, just carry the variable j throughout the rest of this problem.



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Fri Apr 25 11:25:10 EDT 1997