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Suppose that in repeated experiments, the mass is typically confined
to the region between r=0 and
. From this, give an
approximation for the potential energy expected on average.
Plot this typical expected potential energy V as a
function of the parameter
.
Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Thu Feb 20 10:59:50 EST 1997