Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976420
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 35, Problem 47P

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To determine

The probability that the detector will find a particle in the ground state of the square well if the detector is centered on the midpoint of the well.

(b)

To determine

The probability that the detector will find a particle in the ground state of the square well if the detector is centered on a point one fourth of the way across the well.

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