Linear ramp state in an infinite square well 2026-10-24
The normalized wavefunction on has sine coefficients . Its ground-state probability is , while its position probability in is . The constant values of make its energy expectation divergent. It is a valid Hilbert space vector but fails the finite-energy Dirichlet boundary-trace condition.
Apply the position version of the Born rule to the normalized wavefunction:The result is independent of because the state and the measurement interval scale together. Most position probability lies towards the right wall, since the probability density grows as .