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The normalized wavefunction $\psi (x)=\sqrt{3}x/L^{3/2}$ on $(0,L)$ has sine coefficients $c_n=(-1{)}^{n+1}\sqrt{6}/(n\pi )$. Its ground-state probability is $6/{\pi }^2$, while its position probability in $(0,L/3)$ is $1/27$. The constant values of $E_n|c_n{|}^2$ make its energy expectation divergent. It is a valid Hilbert space vector but fails the finite-energy Dirichlet boundary-trace condition.

An energy measurement selects the ground state with probability equal to the squared inner product with ${\psi }_1$. Using $N=\sqrt{3}/L^{3/2}$ and integration by parts,ThusThe full Fourier sine series has $c_n=(-1{)}^{n+1}\sqrt{6}/(n\pi )$, so ${\sum }_n|c_n{|}^2=(6/{\pi }^2){\sum }_n{n}^{-2}=1$, an independent wavefunction normalization check. However $E_n|c_n{|}^2=3{\hslash }^2/(m{L}^2)$ for every $n$, hence ${\sum }_n{E}_n|c_n{|}^2$ diverges. This explicitly verifies the infinite-energy expectation qualification in part (b), without invalidating the individual projection probabilities.

A sudden wall displacement leaves the initial wavefunction unchanged: it is $\sqrt{2/L}\sin (\pi x/L)$ on $[0,L]$ and zero on $(L,2L]$. It is not an eigenfunction of the new Hamiltonian, so there is no single certain new energy. Its energy expectation immediately afterward remains $E_1^{\mathrm{old}}$, as seen from ${\hslash }^2\int |{\psi }^{\prime }{|}^2/(2m)$; the measurement outcomes are $E_n^{\mathrm{new}}=n^2{E}_1^{\mathrm{old}}/4$.

The new ground state is $L^{-1/2}\sin (\pi x/(2L))$. Its overlap is $4\sqrt{2}/(3\pi )$, soThe discontinuity of the derivative at the former wall does not invalidate the finite quadratic-form expectation, although it matters when applying the differential Hamiltonian pointwise. Adiabatic expansion would instead keep the state in the ground level and reduce its energy by four.