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This is what it says on Wikipedia :
Quantum tunneling refers to the quantum mechanical phenomenon where a particle tunnels through a barrier that it classically could not surmount because its total mechanical energy is lower than the potential energy of the barrier.
But I would like to know, what can a particle travel through, and what kind of particles are traveling through the barriers? Just like electrons, or do they mean quarks?
So does this mean that despite the total energy, that the particle can somehow be forced to travel through the barrier?
Quantum tunneling refers to the quantum mechanical phenomenon where a particle tunnels through a barrier that it classically could not surmount because its total mechanical energy is lower than the potential energy of the barrier.
But I would like to know, what can a particle travel through, and what kind of particles are traveling through the barriers? Just like electrons, or do they mean quarks?
So does this mean that despite the total energy, that the particle can somehow be forced to travel through the barrier?