A physical Wave function ϕ(x)\phi(x) has these properties:

  1. As x goes to infinity, the ϕ(x)\phi(x) goes to zero. It is normalized.
  2. ϕ(x)\phi(x) is continuous
  3. dϕ(x)dx\frac{d\phi(x)}{dx} is continuous UNLESS potential energy V(x)V(x) is infinite