Write the spatial factors of the stationary wavefunction aswhereSince , the decay constant inside the potential barrier is also . Continuity of the wavefunction and its first derivative at and gives four linear equations. Solving them yieldsConsequently the transmitted wave isand its probability density isThis is finite square barrier transmission at half barrier height.
For a plane wave , the probability current isThe incident amplitude is one and the transmitted amplitude is , soThis is the transmission probability for quantum tunnelling. In the stationary state, , so the continuity equation makes the net current independent of position. The reflected current therefore supplies the remainder:
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