How much of the particle is left?
How much is really left?
As previous said, when a particle tunnels through a barrier not all of the particle resurfaces on the other side, thus the amplitude of the sinusoid wave is decreased. The reason for this is cause some of the particle is repelled while other parts are stuck inside the barrier.
-Transmission Coefficient (T): The fraction of the particle that was succesful in tunneling through the barrier and resurfacing on the the other side.
-Reflection Coefficient (R): The fraction of the particle that was relfected by the barrier and did not make it through to the other side.
1: The first equation basically states that the trasmission coefficient and reflection coefficient will be equal to 100% as in 100% of the original particle.
2: The second equation is used to find out what fraction of the particles was succesful in tunneling through the barrier to the other side.
As previous said, when a particle tunnels through a barrier not all of the particle resurfaces on the other side, thus the amplitude of the sinusoid wave is decreased. The reason for this is cause some of the particle is repelled while other parts are stuck inside the barrier.
-Transmission Coefficient (T): The fraction of the particle that was succesful in tunneling through the barrier and resurfacing on the the other side.
-Reflection Coefficient (R): The fraction of the particle that was relfected by the barrier and did not make it through to the other side.
1: The first equation basically states that the trasmission coefficient and reflection coefficient will be equal to 100% as in 100% of the original particle.
2: The second equation is used to find out what fraction of the particles was succesful in tunneling through the barrier to the other side.