Ground-state overlap after sudden expansion of a square well
ID: ground-state-overlap-after-sudden-expansion-of-a-square-well
For an infinite square well initially on , a normalized ground state is . If the endpoints change instantaneously to , with , the sudden approximation leaves the wave function unchanged, extended by zero outside the old well. Its overlap with the new normalized ground state is . The Born rule squares this probability amplitude; for the result is , and the limit as is .
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