Attractive potential ordering does not order quantum reflection

ID: attractive-potential-ordering-does-not-order-quantum-reflection

For a square well of width , exterior wavenumber and interior wavenumber , matching the wavefunction and its derivative gives the reflection probability , where . For example and give , whereas zero potential gives . Moreover deeper wells at have zero reflection by resonant transmission through a square well. Reflection therefore cannot be ordered solely by pointwise ordering of attractive potentials.

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