On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 7:30 AM Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> wrote:
*> The fact that the squared amplitudes add up to unity is not particularly > surprising when you have normalised the wave function!* > True, and it's also not surprising that it always gives you positive numbers, and that's just what you need for a probability. > > *Showing that this is a probability is a whole other kettle of bananas.* > And that other kettle of bananas is seeing if treating the square of the amplitude as a probability is compatible with experimental observation. And it is. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv09XWhbB7EAK3QvwtpRYz31mYsX6mmNN3Kj9HV6fWUUJg%40mail.gmail.com.
