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Quantum Tunneling

Anyone who makes use of a memory stick, a solid-state hard drive, or a smartphone relies on one of the most baffling aspects of the quantum world: quantum tunneling. Professor Carlson uses a roller coaster analogy, combined with your newly acquired insight into wave mechanics, to make this feat of quantum sorcery—the equivalent of walking through walls—perfectly logical.

English
  • Originally Aired March 28, 2019
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created June 18, 2021 by
    blueflinko
  • Modified January 29, 2023 by
    RicaRaducanu