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Heisenberg uncertainty principle n (Physics / General Physics) a more formal name for uncertainty principle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The notion, Susskind points out, is reminiscent of quantum theory's Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which holds that it's impossible to know at the stone time the precise position and momentum of an object. For Lubin, the Zapruder film is a "crucial cinematic text of the twentieth century," albeit "less a Rosetta stone than an illustration of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The lack of clarity brings to mind another law of physics: the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. |
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