QUANTUM PHYSICS · EXPERIMENT 004
Quantum tunnelling
Launch a quantum wave at the walls and find the settings that let it pass through.
Ready to launcht = 0.0
Transmitted76%Reflected 24% · expected result
The quantum wave reflects many times between the walls. At certain distances, those reflections help it pass through.
The line shows |ψ|². Percentages include the wave packet’s finite momentum spread.