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with energies

Now imagine a particle of mass m in the ground state,
 , in an infinite well of width
, in an infinite well of width  .  (You might
imagine preparing this state by putting the particle in the well and
then waiting a very long time for it to radiate away all of its excess
energy.)  Suddenly, the right wall of the well is moved from
.  (You might
imagine preparing this state by putting the particle in the well and
then waiting a very long time for it to radiate away all of its excess
energy.)  Suddenly, the right wall of the well is moved from  to x=L, and the energy of the particle is measured immediately,
before the quantum state of the particle has an opportunity to respond
to the sudden change in the environment.
to x=L, and the energy of the particle is measured immediately,
before the quantum state of the particle has an opportunity to respond
to the sudden change in the environment.