I've recently been struggling on a couple of questions, mainly due to understanding rather than lack of mathematical knowledge.
https://isaacphysics.org/questions/qmp_ch4_q32?board=qmp_ch4_29_38_r1&stage=universityFor this question, I'm pretty sure that the wavefunction for the incident particles is psi(x) = B_1 * e^(i * k * x), and the wavefunction for the transmitted particles is psi(x) = B_2 * e^(i * K * x).
As current, j = - h / (2 * pi * m) * Im(psi * dpsi*/dx), j_2 / j_1 = (B_2 / B_1)^2 * K / k, which is (4 * K * k) / (K + k)^2, and is apparently wrong, but I have no idea why.
https://isaacphysics.org/questions/qmp_ch4_q29?board=qmp_ch4_29_38_r1&stage=universityPart C)
I used the result of Ex 4.27 to find the flux of transmitted particles, and divided this by the flux of incoming particles to find the probability per collision with the nuclear edge for the alpha particle to escape the nucleus by tunnelling, as required, and got roughly 1.0*10^-38, a factor of 10 from the given value (but which I believe is fine as they only say its ~10^-39).
I then multiplied this value by the answer of part A, the number of times per second the alpha particle hits the edge of the nucleus every second, to find the probability of the alpha particle escaping, and so the uranium decaying in a second, to get 8.3*10^-18, which is apparently also wrong.
Any help with these 2 questions would be greatly appreciated.