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At the position <math>x</math> and time <math>t</math>, <math> \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |</math> is the probability density. By definition, an entire probability density function must have an area exactly equal to one. Hence it follows that | At the position <math>x</math> and time <math>t</math>, <math> \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |</math> is the probability density. By definition, an entire probability density function must have an area exactly equal to one. Hence it follows that <br> | ||
<math>\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}{ \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |dx}=1 </math> | <math>\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}{ \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |dx}=1 </math> | ||
Revision as of 01:46, 5 October 2022
The Born Rule is an important result of quantum mechanics that describes the probability density of a measured quantum system. In particular, it states that the square of the wavefunction is proportional to the probability density function. [math]\displaystyle{ \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |=P }[/math]
Normalizing the Wavefunction
At the position [math]\displaystyle{ x }[/math] and time [math]\displaystyle{ t }[/math], [math]\displaystyle{ \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right | }[/math] is the probability density. By definition, an entire probability density function must have an area exactly equal to one. Hence it follows that
[math]\displaystyle{ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}{ \left | \Psi(x,t)^2 \right |dx}=1 }[/math]