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The operator
multiplies with x. Solving the equation
we find that the solution must be exactly localised at x = x0. The
function that does that is called a Dirac
function
(x - x0). This is defined through integration,
 (x - x0)g(x) dx = g(x0), |
(8.12) |
and is not normalisable,