Classically forbidden regions and exponential decay

Beyond the critical angle, does the light crossing an air gap between two prisms fall off exponentially with gap width, and does the measured decay constant match the predicted kappa? Useful evidence includes transmitted power against gap width, a log-linear fit whose slope is the power decay constant 2 kappa and must be halved before it is set against the field constant κ, that comparison made with the kappa predicted from incidence angle and refractive index, and the smallest trustworthy gap fixed by surface flatness..

This GioPhysics course map is an adaptable learning sequence, not academic credit, accreditation, or a universal university syllabus. It is a first dedicated quantum-mechanics course, distinct from University Physics V, which covers quantum mechanics alongside atomic, nuclear and particle physics in twenty units: this course is narrower, slower, and teaches the linear algebra it needs rather than assuming it. Hydrogen appears here as an introduction, with the full radial derivation belonging to a second course. A midterm examination is assumed around week 8. Follow your institution's published scope, notation, laboratory programme, and assessment rules. A result should be checked against units, signs, limiting cases, and the conditions under which its model was derived.