Thursday, July 4, 2013

1307.1104 (S. T. Tserkis et al.)

Quantum Tunneling and Information Entropy in a Double Square Well
Potential: Ammonia Molecule
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S. T. Tserkis, Ch. C. Moustakidis, S. E. Massen, C. P. Panos
Quantum tunneling is the quantum-mechanical effect where a particle tunnels through a classically forbidden region. Double Square Well Potential (DSWP) is a system where this phenomenon is feasible. Numerous phenomena can be illustrated by considering motion in a pair of wells that are separated by a barrier of finite height and width. The energy level splitting, resulting from barrier penetration, is the reason of the so-called inversion spectrum, which is an example of quantum tunneling. Out of several molecules ($NH_3$, $PH_3$, $AsH_3$, $NH_2CN$) where this inversion phenomenon occurs, ammonia molecule $NH_3$ provides a nice physical realization of a vibrational system with a DSWP. The main goal of the present work is to examine the implications of quantum tunneling on information entropy measures (Shannon's and Fisher's) and statistical complexity.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.1104

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