Time delay in quantum coherence and tunneling
Keyword(s):
The problem of time delay in quantum mechanics and its relation to the classical concept of traversal time is studied. For a monochromatic wave, in one dimension, it is shown that the time delay is proportional to a linear combination of the derivatives of the phases of the transmission and reflection coefficients with respect to the frequency. In particular it is shown that the definition of time delay for quantum coherence given in terms of the periods of oscillations of a wave packet between the two wells, in the proper limit, agrees with the corresponding definition in tunneling.
2019 ◽
Vol 34
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pp. 1950087
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1998 ◽
Vol 103
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pp. 3005-3005