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A particle of mass m moves along the x-direction such that V(x)=½Kx^2. Is the state u(¥)=B¥exp(+¥2/2), where ¥ is Hx (H = constant), an energy eigenstate of the system?. What is probability per unit length for measuring the particle at position x=0 at t=t0>0?
 
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A particle of mass m moves along the x-direction such that V(x)=½Kx^2. Is the state u(¥)=B¥exp(+¥2/2), where ¥ is Hx (H = constant), an energy eigenstate of the system?. What is probability per unit length for measuring the particle at position x=0 at t=t0>0?
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