Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
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Author: Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The probability of finding the particle outside the classically forbidden region.
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Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 2.1PCh. 2.1 - Prob. 2.2PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.3PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.4PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.5PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.6PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.7PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.8PCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2.9PCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2.10P
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