 Wavefunction normalization (source code)

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= Wavefunction normalization
{title2=$\int|\psi|^2\,dx=1$}

Wavefunction normalization makes the total <Born rule> probability equal to one. In an <orthonormal basis> of <energy eigenstates>, $\psi=\sum_n c_n\phi_n$ is normalized precisely when $\sum_n|c_n|^2=1$.

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