 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Inside the <infinite square well>, the time-independent <Schrödinger equation> has <Dirichlet boundary conditions> at $0$ and $a$. Its normalized <eigenstate>[energy eigenstates] and <energy eigenvalue>[energy eigenvalues] are
$$
\boxed{
\chi_n(x)=\sqrt{\frac2a}\sin\frac{n\pi x}{a},
\qquad
E_n=\frac{n^2\pi^2\hbar^2}{2ma^2},
\qquad n=1,2,\ldots .}
$$

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