Explain in your own words aWhat is tunneling bWhy is the har

Explain in your own words

a)What is tunneling?

b)Why is the harmonic oscillator a good example?

c)Explain the connection of wave function and probability!

d)State Schroedinger equation and explain!

Solution

a) In quantum mechanics, tunneling means penetration of the particle into a classically forbidden region. That is even with a less amount of energy the particle can penetrate though the large value of potential barrier.

b) The example of tunneling is harmonic oscillator. This is because while oscillating, there is a chance of entering into the classically not allowed regions.

c) According to max born the product of wave function and its complex congugate gives the probability of finding the particle in the given space

d) Like F = ma in classical mechanics, the schrodinger equation is the fundamental equation in quantum mechanics. It desribes the wave nature of the particle. It is associated with wave function which entirely describe the system behviour