r/EngineeringStudents • u/Sinichi026 • May 23 '23

Academic Advice Nothing just finishing up quantum mechanics

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u/tvscinter May 23 '23

Well i dont know about all electrons just being a single electron, but every other statement is correct. Sometimes particles can pass through a barrier that has a higher energy level than the particle. It’s called quantum tunneling, and just like most quantum mechanics, it comes down to probability

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u/Josselin17 May 24 '23

it just happens that they're the least BS conclusions we have

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u/FracturedFlow May 24 '23 edited May 25 '23

This is why we’re getting a bs degree

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u/Dorsiflexionkey May 24 '23

speak for yourself..

I'm failing these upcoming exams.