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On Times and Speeds of Time-Dependent Quantum and Electromagnetic Tunneling

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This is a review of studies of quantum tunneling, which is described by the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation, and electromagnetic tunneling, where “superluminal” velocities and times of tunneling are considered. Integral and integrodifferential equations have been presented to describe tunneling. According to these equations, superluminal motion is impossible. The paradoxical Hartman effect has been discussed and explained. It has been shown that the velocity of passage of a particle in a beam through a barrier in the case of steady-state and time-dependent quantum tunneling is equal to the velocity of its incidence on the barrier and quasiphotons inside any layer of matter carry the energy always at a subluminal velocity. However, the tunneling time of a single particle or a photon is meaningless.

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Davidovich, M.V. On Times and Speeds of Time-Dependent Quantum and Electromagnetic Tunneling. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 130, 35–51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776119120161

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