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For
U
(
x
)
=
k
x
2
and
k
>
0
, the ansatz
ψ
=
C
e
−
α
x
2
solves the stationary Schrödinger equation when
α
=
ℏ
1
2
mk
,
E
=
ℏ
2
m
k
,
C
=
(
π
2
α
)
1/4
.
(21)
It has
Δ
x
=
1/
(
2
α
)
and
Δ
p
=
ℏ
α
, so it saturates the Heisenberg bound.
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