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Lets say we have a potential step with regions 1 with zero potential ##W_p\!=\!0## (this is a free particle) and region 2 with potential ##W_p##. Wave functions in this case are:
\begin{align}
\psi_1&=Ae^{i\mathcal L x} + B e^{-i\mathcal L x} & \mathcal L &\equiv \sqrt{\frac{2mW}{\hbar^2}}\\
\psi_2&=De^{-i\mathcal K x} & \mathcal K &\equiv \sqrt{\frac{2m(W_p-W)}{\hbar^2}}
\end{align}
Where ##A## is an amplitude of an incomming wave, ##B## is an amplitude of an reflected wave and ##D## is an amplitude of an transmitted wave. I have sucessfuly derived a relations between amplitudes in potential step:
\begin{align}
\dfrac{A}{D} &= \dfrac{i\mathcal L-\mathcal K}{2i\mathcal L} & \dfrac{A}{B}&=-\dfrac{i \mathcal L - \mathcal K}{i \mathcal L + \mathcal K}
\end{align}
I know that if i want to calculate transmittivity coefficient ##T## or reflexifity coefficient ##R## i will have to use these two relations that i know from wave physics.
\begin{align}
T &= \frac{j_{trans.}}{j_{incom.}} & R &= \frac{j_{ref.}}{j_{incom.}}
\end{align}
In above equations ##j## is a probability current which i also know how to derive (nice way is described http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/Classes/Physics115A/probcur.pdf):
\begin{align}
j = -\frac{\hbar i }{2m}\left(\frac{d \psi}{dx}\psi^* - \frac{d\psi^*}{dx}\psi\right)
\end{align}
OK so far so good, but in our lectures professor somehow derived below equations which i can't derive. Could anyone please tell me how i can use all my knowledge described above to derive it?
\begin{align}
\boxed{R = \frac{(\mathcal{L - K})^2}{(\mathcal{L + K})^2}} && \boxed{T=\frac{4\mathcal{LK}}{\mathcal{(L+K)^2}}}
\end{align}
\begin{align}
\psi_1&=Ae^{i\mathcal L x} + B e^{-i\mathcal L x} & \mathcal L &\equiv \sqrt{\frac{2mW}{\hbar^2}}\\
\psi_2&=De^{-i\mathcal K x} & \mathcal K &\equiv \sqrt{\frac{2m(W_p-W)}{\hbar^2}}
\end{align}
Where ##A## is an amplitude of an incomming wave, ##B## is an amplitude of an reflected wave and ##D## is an amplitude of an transmitted wave. I have sucessfuly derived a relations between amplitudes in potential step:
\begin{align}
\dfrac{A}{D} &= \dfrac{i\mathcal L-\mathcal K}{2i\mathcal L} & \dfrac{A}{B}&=-\dfrac{i \mathcal L - \mathcal K}{i \mathcal L + \mathcal K}
\end{align}
I know that if i want to calculate transmittivity coefficient ##T## or reflexifity coefficient ##R## i will have to use these two relations that i know from wave physics.
\begin{align}
T &= \frac{j_{trans.}}{j_{incom.}} & R &= \frac{j_{ref.}}{j_{incom.}}
\end{align}
In above equations ##j## is a probability current which i also know how to derive (nice way is described http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/Classes/Physics115A/probcur.pdf):
\begin{align}
j = -\frac{\hbar i }{2m}\left(\frac{d \psi}{dx}\psi^* - \frac{d\psi^*}{dx}\psi\right)
\end{align}
OK so far so good, but in our lectures professor somehow derived below equations which i can't derive. Could anyone please tell me how i can use all my knowledge described above to derive it?
\begin{align}
\boxed{R = \frac{(\mathcal{L - K})^2}{(\mathcal{L + K})^2}} && \boxed{T=\frac{4\mathcal{LK}}{\mathcal{(L+K)^2}}}
\end{align}
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