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'''Heisenberg''' | '''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. | |||
: $$\Delta x \Delta p \geq \frac{\hbar}{2}$$ | : $$\Delta x \Delta p \geq \frac{\hbar}{2}$$ | ||