1. Eigenstates
  2. Superpositions
  3. Coherent

Given eigenstates , we can form linear superpositions of them with

where , and is a complex coefficient.

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In the display we have

  • The superposition wavefunction , coloured by it's phase,

  • The quadratic potential, , in blue,

  • and the (evolving) probability density is white.

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