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Woo to the black hole pic, too.
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If the barrier really is infinitely high, the particle can't tunnel through it - it can only tunnel if the barrier has a finite energy (and the probability of tunnelling goes down as the barrier energy gets higher). Just wanted to ensure no misconceptions arise :-)
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