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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2004 ib Paper 2 8D Solution by
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The two given energy eigenstates are orthonormal. Resolve the initial state as . The Schrödinger equation therefore givesThe second component, which is the probability amplitude for the requested final state, is . By the Born rule,This includes when the energy eigenvalues coincide or when the initial state is itself an energy eigenstate.
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