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Past exam of the theoretical physics II course of the University of Cambridge 2017 3 d Solution by
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At the origin, the normalized bound state in a delta potential contributes , and the odd scattering eigenfunctions contribute zero. The even continuum functions from the preceding part haveTheir energy is . Inserting these weights into the spectral resolution of a quantum propagator, and using evenness to extend the integral to the whole real axis, yields for This is the quantum propagator of an attractive delta potential. The printed continuum exponent has an extra factor of : its time phase must be . This correction also makes the exponent dimensionless. Oscillatory integrals are understood with an infinitesimal positive convergence factor before taking its limit.
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