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The quantum corrections to the Kramers rate of escape from a metastable well are considered. Quantum fluctuations inside the well and quantum transmission and reflection in the barrier region are treated in the limit of weak friction. Contrary to common knowledge, the authors find a region where quantum effects suppress the full rate below the corresponding classical escape rate.
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Griff et al. (1989) studied this question.
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