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'''Heisenberg''' | '''Werner Heisenberg''' (b. 1901) | ||
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The uncertainty principle states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be predicted from initial conditions, and vice versa. | |||
: <math>\Delta x \Delta p \geq \frac{\hbar}{2}</math> | |||
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Werner Heisenberg (b. 1901)
Uncertainty principle 1927
The uncertainty principle states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be predicted from initial conditions, and vice versa.
- [math]\displaystyle{ \Delta x \Delta p \geq \frac{\hbar}{2} }[/math]