Average (Expectation) Values (Particle in a Box)

The Schrödinger Equation (in dimensionless form) for the particle in a box (stretching from x=0 to x=L) is:

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and, given two eigenfunctions:

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if a state is prepared which is one half of tex2html_wrap_inline29 and one half tex2html_wrap_inline31 , i.e., a linear combination with equal coëfficients, what is the expected energy ( tex2html_wrap_inline33 ) of the resultant state?


Use `me' for the mass, `l' or `L' for the length of the box, and `h' for Planck's constant.
Answer is:

Query, is the above formula correct?



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