Recent content by DanteKennedy

I admit that it could get annoying, hehe. But thank you for answering some of my questions, even the QM guide

I wonder if large object can be treated as many independent particles in quantum framework. If a single particle has higher tunneling probability than a whole object, why the object doesn't experience constant "partial tunneling"? Or did it already happen in biology? I'm changing the subject...

So for large objects, their wave function is so localized and are constantly being measured by their surroundings, effectively pinning their position? Am I right?

But how exactly is the process of collapsing superposition leads to the effective prevention of tunneling for large objects?

Interesting. Are degrees of freedom a dimensionality for quantum object? Like the x y z of a 3d plane (or roughly like that)?

Are there other general reasons macroscopic tunneling never happens, besides the exponentially smaller probability as mass increases?

Hmm, so this is related to the exponentially smaller tunneling probability on the earlier part of this thread? And also related to the law of large numbers?

Also, thank you all for giving the tips. I appreciate it👍

I'm just starting to learn the basics of integral. I can't say that I've mastered differentiation but I can do it

Does quantum tunneling also allow phenomenon like spontaneous rearrangement? Like a cup morphed into plate (ofc it's an extreme example but the idea is the same), or maybe a much "simpler" phenomenon like DNA mutations? Can tunneling do such thing while conserving energy?

I'm curious about the physics at quantum scale and I want to learn more about it. But my school doesn't teach quantum physics with sufficient depth (they usually teach it in the last semester of 12th grade and only the very basics). I'm planning on self study when I get into college. Can someone...

Can quantum tunneling bypass this? Or maybe an atom can go nowhere that has smaller energy state than the bond state and thus it cannot quantum tunnel, am I correct?

In the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, maybe? Is it a process that happened due to energy from outside?

Is the alpha decay on stable elements impossible or just very unlikely?

Interesting. So partial tunneling doesn't exist? (Only a fraction/several particles from a larger object initiated tunneling while the rest of the object are intact)