A particle is confined to a 1D box between x = 0 and x =1. Suppose the normalized wave function of the particle is V (x) = (x + 1) for 0 < x <1 and zero everywhere else. Find N, assuming that N is a positive number.

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A particle is confined to a 1D box between x = 0 and x =1. Suppose the normalized wave
function of the particle is V (x) = (x + 1) for 0 < x <1 and zero everywhere else.
Find N, assuming that N is a positive number.
Transcribed Image Text:A particle is confined to a 1D box between x = 0 and x =1. Suppose the normalized wave function of the particle is V (x) = (x + 1) for 0 < x <1 and zero everywhere else. Find N, assuming that N is a positive number.
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N = √7/√3 is the final answer....

Since we know that for normalised wave function integration of given wave function (psi) multiplied by it's conjugate wave function (psi*) in given space is equals to 1...

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