Introduction to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 1.15

The Wave Function — David J. Griffiths

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · normalization_preservation

Problem

Show that ddt∫−∞∞Ψ1∗Ψ2 dx=0\frac{d}{dt}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \Psi_1^* \Psi_2\, dx = 0 for any two (normalizable) solutions to the Schrödinger equation (with the same V(x)V(x)), Ψ1\Psi_1 and Ψ2\Psi_2.

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