TUNNELLING FROM A MANY PARTICLE POINT OF VIEW
Abstract
The Hamiltonian for a system of interacting electrons in the presence of a barrier is trans formed into one which can be separated into three parts. Two of the parts describe the elec trons on the right and left sides of the barrier, while the third is a transition term which allows tunnelling through the barrier. It is shown that it is not reasonable to make the right and left hand Hamiltonians commute, but the effect of this failure is easily accounted for in perturbation theory. In addition, corrections to the transi tion operator arising from inter-electronic inter action are written down and discussed briefly. They may be both quantitatively and qualitatively important.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0409443
Entities
People
- Richard E. Prange
Organizations
- University of Maryland