Kinetic Energy in Non-Normalized Particle State

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jalobo

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Jul 17, 2008

At a given moment, the wave function of a particle in a non-normalized state [tex]\Psi[/tex] (x) = 1 + sin²(kx). By measuring its kinetic energy, what values are available and how likely?.

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Jul 17, 2008

If this is a homework question, you should probably be aware that there's a separate forum for people to help you with those:
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