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Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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Heisenberg uncertainty principle
n
(Physics / General Physics) a more formal name for uncertainty principle


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The Heisenberg uncertainty principle, however, asserts that the position and momentum of a quantum particle can't be determined simultaneously to a high precision.
For instance, Rothman provides a long discourse on the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to prove that it's not true that "nothing is impossible.
According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, it's impossible to specify with absolute precision the energy of any system.
 
 
 
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