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This graph depicts the Gamow model of alpha decay, in which an alpha particle tunnels through a Coulomb potential barrier. Figure by Prof. Paola Cappellaro, inspired by a Wolfram blog post about creating xkcd-style Mathematica plots.
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Graph showing the alpha particle wavefunction passing through a large nuclear potential barrier.
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This graph depicts the Gamow model of alpha decay, in which an alpha particle tunnels through a Coulomb potential barrier. (Figure by Prof. Paola Cappellaro, inspired by a Wolfram blog post about creating xkcd-style Mathematica plots.)
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Figure by Prof. Paola Cappellaro, inspired by a Wolfram blog post about creating xkcd-style Mathematica plots.
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