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Chapter 41, Problem 39P
(a)
To determine
Normalize the wave function for the ground state.
(b)
To determine
The probability of finding the oscillator in a narrow interval.
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Ch. 41.1 - Prob. 41.1QQCh. 41.2 - Prob. 41.2QQCh. 41.2 - Prob. 41.3QQCh. 41.5 - Prob. 41.4QQCh. 41 - Prob. 1OQCh. 41 - Prob. 2OQCh. 41 - Prob. 3OQCh. 41 - Prob. 4OQCh. 41 - Prob. 5OQCh. 41 - Prob. 6OQ
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