Position matrix elements in a symmetric infinite square well

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For a well , choose normalized energy eigenstates , . The diagonal position matrix elements vanish by the parity operator. For ,
To derive it, set and use . For unequal positive integer indices , the constant part of integrates to zero by orthogonality, while
Taking the difference for and yields the formula after setting . It vanishes for equal parity and gives for this phase convention.

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