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Nodes of Wavefunctions

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We give a simple argument to show that the nnth wavefunction for the one-dimensional Schr\"odinger equation has n1n-1 nodes. We also show that if n1<n2n_1 < n_2, then between two consecutive zeros of ψn1\psi_{n_1}, there is a zero of ψn2\psi_{n_2}.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0702260,
  title  = {Nodes of Wavefunctions},
  author = {M. Moriconi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0702260},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages