Tunneling effect induced by a curved magnetic edge (Q2164188)

Summary: Experimentally observed magnetic fields with nanoscale variations are theoretically modeled by a piecewise constant function with jump discontinuity along a smooth curve, the magnetic edge. Assuming the edge is a closed curve with an axis of symmetry and the field is sign changing and with exactly two distinct values, we prove that semi-classical tunneling occurs and calculate the magnitude of this tunneling effect. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1491.46002].