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* Orthonormality (10 min)

Consider the Hilbert space $ {\cal H}$ of wave functions $ \psi(x)$ of the infinite potential well on the interval $ [0,L]$ with $ \psi(0)=\psi(L)=0$. Show that the basis vectors

$\displaystyle \psi_n(x) = \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}}\sin \left(\frac{n\pi x}{L}\right ) $

form an orthonormal system.



Tobias Brandes 2004-02-04