Solution

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The squared sine has integral over the interval of length , since it contains an integer number of half-wavelengths. A real positive phase convention therefore gives
Inside the infinite square well, the Time-independent Schrodinger equation is . The wavenumber is , so
The stationary states vanish at both walls and form an orthonormal basis of the square-integrable state space. A common arbitrary phase on each basis function does not alter any energy or measurement probability.

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