The amplitude of a standing wave function representing a moving particle can change from positive to negative

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The amplitude of a standing wave function representing a moving particle can change from positive to negative values in the domain (0, a) over which the wave function is defined. It must therefore pass through zero at some value x0, where 0 < x0 < a. Therefore the probability of the particle being at x0 is zero and the particle cannot get from a position x < x0 to a position x > x0. Is this reasoning correct?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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