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Midpoint current of a two-mode box state (j(L/2,t)=2πℏsin(Ωt)/(mL2))

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For the equal superposition of the first two box states with zero initial relative quantum phase, put Ω=(E2​−E1​)/ℏ. The probability in the left half is PL​=1/2+4cos(Ωt)/(3π). The continuity equation and zero wall probability current imply
j(L/2,t)=−PL′​(t)=mL22πℏ​sinΩt.
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Direct substitution of ψ(L/2,t)=L−1/2e−iE1​t/ℏ and ∂x​ψ(L/2,t)=−2πL−3/2e−iE2​t/ℏ into the probability current verifies the sign. Positive current means probability leaves the left half. The quantum interference controls transport even though each component has stationary probability density.

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