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Power-law quantum virial theorem (2⟨T⟩=n⟨V⟩)

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For a bound stationary state in a homogeneous potential V(λx)=λnV(x), scaling a normalized wavefunction gives stationarity of λ2⟨T⟩+λ−n⟨V⟩ at λ=1. Hence 2⟨T⟩=n⟨V⟩.

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