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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. | 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 19 February 2023
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]