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Quantum tunneling phenomena, John Bardeen, and the tunneling hamiltonian

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The contributions of John Bardeen to the theory of quantum tunneling are reviewed.

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Falicov, L.M. Quantum tunneling phenomena, John Bardeen, and the tunneling hamiltonian. J Supercond 4, 331–336 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00618213

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