The Early History of Quantum Tunneling

2002/08/01 by Eugen Merzbacher · 10 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Chemistry · Materials Science · #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #History and advancements in chemistry #Carbon Nanotubes in Composites

paper · doi:10.1063/1.1510281

Abstract

Molecular spectra, electron emission from metals, and alpha decay provided fertile ground in the 1920s for applying the new ideas of quantum mechanics.

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