Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 35, Problem 54P

(a)

To determine

To show: The probability of finding a particle in the left-hand quarter of the infinite square well is P=1/4sin(nπ/2)/2nπ .

(b)

To determine

To Show: For odd n , the probability approaches the classical value 1/4 as n .

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