What does it mean to normalize a non-normalized wavefuction as in

physixchic · Nov 1, 2009

What does it mean to normalize a non-normalized wavefuction as in psi=something?

jtbell · Nov 1, 2009

Assuming that the particle has to exist somewhere, the total probability, found by integrating [itex]\Psi^*\Psi[/itex] over all space, has to equal 1.0 (a.k.a. 100%). Normalization means to multiply [itex]\Psi[/itex] by a suitable constant so as to make this integral come out that way.

physixchic · Nov 1, 2009

thank you :D

What does it mean to normalize a non-normalized wavefuction as in

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