quantum tunnelling

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"n classical terms, quantum tunnelling is like a marble inside a jar vanishing and then reappearing outside the jar. It seems impossible but, ..."

Writer: Philip Ball

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Date: Sep 6 2017 7:53 PM

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The kind of 'quantum weirdness' that we tend to regard as separate from our 'real world' can be exemplified by a quantum process known 'tunnelling'. Whereas classical physics maintains that a solid impregnable barrier will not be breached under any circumstances, quantum particles coming up against an obstacle have a finite probability of showing up on the other side. '[Tunnelling] is like a kind of quantum teleportation,'

Writer: Johnjoe McFadden, professor of molecular genetics from the University of Surrey

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Date: Sep 6 2017 8:42 PM