Solution

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In the position representation the Time-dependent Schrödinger equation is
For a normalized state define probability density and probability current by
Multiplying the equation by and its complex conjugate by , then subtracting, cancels the real potential. The resulting identity is
Thus . Integrating over an interval gives : probability changes only through flux across the endpoints. This is local conservation of quantum probability.
Continuity with the zero exterior imposes zero endpoint values on the infinite square well. Solving the stationary equation with these boundary conditions gives
with zero extension outside. The integral of is , which fixes the normalization. The initial coefficients are and , whose squared moduli sum to one. Each energy component acquires its stationary phase:
At the midpoint, , , , . Hence
Taking its imaginary part proves

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