Nondegeneracy of one-dimensional bound states

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Nondegeneracy of one-dimensional bound states by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Two bound-state solutions of the same one-dimensional time-independent Schrodinger equation have constant Wronskian. Their decay at infinity makes this constant zero, so the two solutions are linearly dependent. Every bound-state energy is therefore nondegenerate.

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