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What is normalzing a wavefunction and how do you do it step by step? Please show TWO different examples (one for SHO question, an IPW question, etc) Thanks!
WE DEFINE total Probabity of a wave function as for 1 dimention
So one thing we always take is Total Probabity must be 1 so to that we set the
Note: Space in the sense the limits where it can go(some times its all upto infinity(harmonic oscillator or limited to some region(particle in a box).
there are not many steps to do.
1. Calculate the
2. know the entire region where the particle is allowed( integration limits) whether they are 1D,2D or 3D
3. Do the integration and equate to 1
4. Do the basic algegra and find the coefficent to make the wave Normalized
Examples:
I dont understand what is IPW--- I will do for Particle in a box intstead.Its basic and easy to understand.
please see the examples below.