Solution

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For
the phase of the th stationary state is
Reflection in the midpoint gives
so
The minus sign is a global quantum phase and therefore does not change the physical state. The relative even--odd phases first acquire this reflection pattern at . Applying it twice gives
If vanishes on the right half of the well, then vanishes on the left half. The Born rule consequently gives zero probability of finding the particle in at time .

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