Quantum Tunneling Explained in Simple Words for Beginners
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May 19, 2025 11:01
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What is quantum tunneling? In this video, we explain quantum tunneling in simple words — from wave-particle duality and probability waves to how particles pass through barriers they shouldn't be able to cross. Learn why quantum tunneling powers the Sun's nuclear fusion and how it enables atomic-level microscopy.
Whether you're a physics student, preparing for an exam, or just fascinated by the quantum world, this beginner-friendly animated explainer makes one of quantum mechanics' strangest phenomena easy to understand.
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KEY TOPICS COVERED:
• What is quantum tunneling and how particles cross impossible barriers
• Wave-particle duality: why electrons behave as both particles and waves
• Probability waves and why an electron's location is never certain
• How quantum tunneling powers nuclear fusion inside the Sun
• Scanning tunneling microscope (STM): imaging atoms directly
• Why quantum tunneling breaks the rules of classical physics
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REFERENCES:
https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/osuniversityphysics3/chapter/the-quantum-tunneling-of-particles-through-potential-barriers/
https://babel.byu.edu/what-is-quantum-tunneling-theory-and-how-is-the-byu-applied-biomechanics-engineering-laboratory-leveraging-it
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3768233/
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