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arXiv:quant-ph/0504174

Theory of Confined Quantum Time of Arrivals

Eric A. Galapon

Published Apr 23, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

We extend the concept of confined quantum time of arrival operators, first developed for the free particle [E.A. Galapon, R. Caballar, R. Bahague {\it Phys. Rev. Let.} {\bf 93} 180406 (2004)], to arbitrary potentials.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0504174

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