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Wave Function

The wave function and its partial derivatives must be continuous and smooth. It must be quadratically integrable, with the integral of the probability density existing and being single valued. The wave functions must form an orthonormal set where they are normalized, orthogonal, and satisfy the Kronecker delta relationship. Additionally, the wave function must be finite everywhere and satisfy the boundary conditions of the system.

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Wave Function

The wave function and its partial derivatives must be continuous and smooth. It must be quadratically integrable, with the integral of the probability density existing and being single valued. The wave functions must form an orthonormal set where they are normalized, orthogonal, and satisfy the Kronecker delta relationship. Additionally, the wave function must be finite everywhere and satisfy the boundary conditions of the system.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACCEPTABLE WAVEFUNCTION

1. The wave function ψ must be continuous. All its partial derivatives must also be
∂ψ ∂ψ
continuous (partial derivatives are , etc. ). This makes the wave function
∂x ∂y
“smooth”.

2. The wave function ψ must be quadratically integrable. This means that the integral
∫ψ ψ dτ must exist.
*

3. Since ∫ψ * ψ dτ is the probability density, it must be single valued.

4. The wave functions must form an orthonormal set. This means that
• the wave functions must be normalized.

∫ψ ψ i dτ = 1
*
i
_∞

• the wave functions must be orthogonal.

∫ψ ψ j dτ = 0
*
i
_∞
∞

∫ψ ψ j dτ = δij where δij = 1 when i = j and δij = 0 when i ≠ j


*
OR i
_∞

δij is called Kronecker delta

5. The wave function must be finite everywhere.

6. The wave function must satisfy the boundary conditions of the quantum mechanical
system it represents.

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