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Past exam of the quantum theory course of the University of Oxford 2017 3 b iv Solution by
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Use the normalized eigenstates from part (ii). The quantum state found in part (iii) has the decompositionThere is no component. Equivalently, its inner product with contains . The Born rule therefore givesFor completeness the only outcomes are , each with probability . Thus does not mean that zero is a possible result in this state: its quantum uncertainty in is , even though is exactly zero.
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