A system in a normalized state $$\left| \psi \right\rangle = {c_1}\left| {{\alpha _1}} \right\rangle + {c_2}\left| {{\alpha _2}} \right\rangle $$    with $$\left| {{\alpha _1}} \right\rangle $$ and $$\left| {{\alpha _2}} \right\rangle $$ representing two different eigen states of the system requires that the constants c1 and c2 must satisfy the condition

A system in a normalized state $$\left| \psi \right\rangle = {c_1}\left| {{\alpha _1}} \right\rangle + {c_2}\left| {{\alpha _2}} \right\rangle $$    with $$\left| {{\alpha _1}} \right\rangle $$ and $$\left| {{\alpha _2}} \right\rangle $$ representing two different eigen states of the system requires that the constants c1 and c2 must satisfy the condition Correct Answer $${\left| {{c_1}} \right|^2} + {\left| {{c_2}} \right|^2} = 1$$

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