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Normalize the following wave function (3) Ψ(x, t) = ( Ce−γx+iδt, x ≥ 0 0, x...

Normalize the following wave function (3)
Ψ(x, t) = (
Ce−γx+iδt, x ≥ 0
0, x < 0
where γ and δ are some real constants and γ > 0.

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