Tunneling dynamics of the relativistic Schrödinger/Salpeter equation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.16644v1
• Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:49:34 GMT
• Title: Tunneling dynamics of the relativistic Schrödinger/Salpeter equation
• Authors: F. Daem, A. Matzkin,
• Abstract summary: We investigate potential scattering and tunneling dynamics of a particle wavepacket evolving according to the Salpeter equation. The tunneling properties of the Salpeter equation differ from those of the standard relativistic wave equations. The solutions are characterized by the absence of Klein tunneling and an effect of the potential on the fraction of the transmitted wavepacket that propagates outside the light cone.
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• Abstract: We investigate potential scattering and tunneling dynamics of a particle wavepacket evolving according to the relativistic Schr\"odinger equation (also known as the Salpeter equation). The tunneling properties of the Salpeter equation differ from those of the standard relativistic wave equations (such as the Klein-Gordon or Dirac equations). In particular, the tunneling solutions must be found by working in momentum space, given that the equation in configuration space contains a pseudo-differential operator. The resulting integral equations are derived and solved numerically for wavepackets scattering on model potential barriers. The solutions are characterized by the absence of Klein tunneling and an effect of the potential on the fraction of the transmitted wavepacket that propagates outside the light cone, a feature that has in the past been well-studied only for free propagation.

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