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Quantum Tunneling
The Thought Experiment
English - April 18, 2008 01:57 - 6.8 MB - ★★★ - 4 ratingsNatural Sciences Science physics astronomy knowledge thought experiment philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Quantum Tunneling
Tunneling is a very, very mathematical process by which a particle can 'leak' out into its surroundings. This has to do with all sorts of things called wave functions, probability densities, and so on, but the real aspect behind them is: how can we use this for our macroscopic advantage?