Glossary
`gamow_exponent(V, E, x_grid)`
Compute the Gamow tunneling exponent $\gamma = \hbar^{-1}\int_{x_1}^{x_2}\sqrt{2m(V-E)}\,dx$.
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Quantum Mechanics
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Chapter 20: The WKB Approximation: Semiclassical Quantum Mechanics
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$-mc^2\alpha^2/(2n^2) = -13.6\,\text{eV}/n^2$
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1. Delft (Hensen et al., Nature 526, 682, 2015)
1. Electron lines (solid lines with arrows):
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