Localization length at a step Dirac mass wall
= Localization length at a step Dirac mass wall
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{title2=$\xi_\pm=\hbar c/|V_\pm|$}
When the <mass> is constant $V_+>0$ above the wall and $V_-<0$ below it, amplitude decay <lengths> are $\xi_+=\hbar c/V_+$ and $\xi_-=\hbar c/|V_-|$. A scalar transverse envelope multiplying a unit <spinor> has <normalization> $\sqrt{2/(\xi_++\xi_-)}$. Density decays twice as fast as amplitude.