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Homework Statement
The waves amplitude appears to decrease as it tunnels through the barrier.
If we think of the amplitude as energy like in a sound wave etc, where does this energy go?
The Attempt at a Solution
I think it has something to do with the fact that for a matter wave the amplitude has no interpretation and that it amplitude squared is the probability of finding it in a location. So this will decrease through the barrier until it exits on the other side at that point it represents the probabilty of it being at that point?
Incidentally the electron does not move through the barrier?
Thanks for any clarification or further mystery
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