Addressing student models of energy loss in quantum tunnelling

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 939-950

  Wittmann, Michael C ^a   Morgan, Jeffrey T ^a   Bao, Lei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STUDENTS;

QUANTUM PHYSICS; WAVEFUNCTIONS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 27744589561     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 01430807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/26/6/001     Document Type: Article

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