 Quantum virial identity from scaling (source code)

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= Quantum virial identity from scaling

For a normalized dilation $\psi_\lambda(x)=\lambda^{d/2}\psi(\lambda x)$ and a homogeneous potential of degree $-n$, the energy is $\lambda^2T+\lambda^nV$. Stationarity at an eigenstate gives $2T+nV=0$.

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