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For the particle in the box, why instead of a complex exponential?

April 26, 2017Box complex exponential particle

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For the particle in the box, why instead of a complex exponential?

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You could write down a complex exponential as a solution, but you will find that the boundary conditions end up giving you a real solution. For example: if you try , you can’t have at .