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Eigenstates are mutually orthogonal when integrated over the whole space. One can however ask “how” orthogonal states are, by looking at the overlap computed over a fraction of space (for example, particles confined to one side of the system).
Expectation: all pairs of states are mutually orthogonal, but some are more orthogonal than others.
Formally, one can start from
$$ PO_{ab} (s) = \int_0^{L-s} dx \psi^\dagger_a \psi_b $$
with $s$ between $0$ and $L$.
For which systems can this partial overlap be computed exactly? For integrable systems?
Is this a smarter way to distinguish localized systems from delocalized ones?
Is this a way to define a physically relevant “distance” between wavefunctions? (for example, $dPO/ds$ around $s = 0$, or any other measure really).
This is complementary to entanglement entropy, but in a sense much more physical.
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