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    Did I use the correct identities in my variation method calculations?

    <Moderator's note: Moved from a technical forum and thus no template.> Problem: One dimensional quartic oscillator, V(x) = cx^4 (c is a constant) Use the trial function e^(-aplha(x^2)/2) to determine the value of the appropriate variational integral W. I've attached a picture of my work. I...