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We consider the average time for a localized wave packet to tunnel through a finite rectangular barrier, as prescribed by the Salecker–Wigner–Peres clock after a post-selection of transmitted final states. We investigate the properties of this time both in the relativistic and nonrelativistic regimes and address the questions of the emergence of the Hartman effect and superluminal tunneling velocities.
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Lunardi, J.T., Manzoni, L.A., Nystrom, A.T. et al. Average transmission times for the tunneling of wave packets. J Russ Laser Res 32, 431–438 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-011-9232-0
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