Quantum uncertainty: what is it?

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to know both the exact location and momentum of a single particle at the same time. This principle has been misused in popular culture and caused controversy among physicists, with some supporting the Copenhagen interpretation and others proposing hidden variable theories. Bell’s inequality found that local hidden […]

What’s Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle?

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to accurately measure the momentum and position of subatomic particles simultaneously. This revolutionized physics, as it showed that there are only probabilities for these values, not exact values. Heisenberg used a hypothetical electron to develop the principle and elaborated on uncertainty relations. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is a […]

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