Tunneling through Two Successive Barriers and the Hartman (superluminal) Effect
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Erasmo Recami Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università statale di Bergamo, Dalmine (BG), Italy; I.N.F.N.–Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy; and D.M.O./FEEC and C.C.S., State University at Campinas, Campinas, S.P., Brazil; e-mail: [email protected] and Giovanni Salesi I.N.F.N.–Sezione di Milano, Milan, Italy; and Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università statale di Bergamo, 24044–Dalmine (BG), Italy; e-mail: [email protected]
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