The equation is iℏ∂tψ=[−ℏ2∂x2/(2m)+V(x)]ψ. The generator of time evolution is the sum of kinetic and potential energy operators. For a sharp stationary energy, insert ψ(x,t)=ϕ(x)e−iEt/ℏ to obtain [−ℏ2ϕ′′/(2m)+Vϕ]=Eϕ. The probability in dx is ∣ψ∣2dx, normalized to one; hence a normalized one-dimensional wavefunction has dimensions length−1/2. Its overall phase is unobservable, but relative phase affects interference.
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