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Linear ramp state in an infinite square well (ψ(x)=3​x/L3/2)

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The normalized wavefunction ψ(x)=3​x/L3/2 on (0,L) has sine coefficients cn​=(−1)n+16​/(nπ). Its ground-state probability is 6/π2, while its position probability in (0,L/3) is 1/27. The constant values of En​∣cn​∣2 make its energy expectation divergent. It is a valid Hilbert space vector but fails the finite-energy Dirichlet boundary-trace condition.

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