Orthogonal Functions: Questioning the Reason Why

Logarythmic · Oct 24, 2006

A question for my understanding:

If I have an operator [tex]\cal{L}[/tex] and a set of eigenfunctions [tex]\phi_n[/tex] of this operator, then the eigenfunctions are orthogonal. Why is that?

OlderDan · Oct 24, 2006

Logarythmic said:

A question for my understanding:

If I have an operator [tex]\cal{L}[/tex] and a set of eigenfunctions [tex]\phi_n[/tex] of this operator, then the eigenfunctions are orthogonal. Why is that?

Here is a short read on this issue.

http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/notes/quantrev/node16.html

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