By explicitly solving the Schrödinger equation for a particle encountering a linear potential hill (V = 0, x < 0; V = V0x/a, 0 < x < a; V = V0, x ≳ a), we obtain corrections to the quantum (a → 0) and classical (a → ∞) limits for the transmission coefficient, demonstrating the influence of the range a over which the potential rises.
History
Publication title
American Journal of Physics
Volume
45
Pagination
1110-1112
ISSN
0002-9505
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
Amer Assoc Physics Teachers Amer Inst Physics
Place of publication
Ste 1 No 1, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, USA, Ny, 11747-4502