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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2008

Quantum Tunneling

from The Thought Experiment · host Scott V. Burger

Quantum Tunneling Tunneling is a very, very mathematical process by which a particle can 'leak' out into its surroundings. This has to do with all sorts of things called wave functions, probability densities, and so on, but the real aspect behind them is: how can we use this for our macroscopic advantage?

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