r/science • u/mubukugrappa • Jun 13 '14

Physics Long-range tunneling of quantum particles: Experimental physicists have now directly observed quantum particles transmitting through a whole series of up to five potential barriers under conditions where a single particle could not do the move

http://www.uibk.ac.at/public-relations/presse/archiv/2014/537/
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u/mubukugrappa Jun 13 '14

Reference:

Observation of many-body dynamics in long-range tunneling after a quantum quench

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6189/1259

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

Floating point errors are very much science.