Introduction to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 5.4

Identical Particles — David J. Griffiths

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · normalization_identical_particles

Problem

(a) If

\psi_a

and

\psi_b

are orthogonal, and both are normalized, what is the constant

A

in Equation 5.17? (b) If

\psi_a = \psi_b

(and it is normalized), what is

A

? (This case, of course, occurs only for bosons.)