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In [[Quantum Mechanics]], the [[Uncertainty Principle]], also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa. This is a succinct statement of the "uncertainty relation" between the position and the momentum (mass times velocity) of a subatomic particle, such as an electron. This relation has profound implications for such fundamental notions as causality and the determination of the future behavior of an atomic particle. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle Uncertainty Principle]</ref> | In [[Quantum Mechanics]], the [[Uncertainty Principle]], also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa. This is a succinct statement of the "uncertainty relation" between the position and the momentum (mass times velocity) of a subatomic particle, such as an electron. This relation has profound implications for such fundamental notions as causality and the determination of the future behavior of an atomic particle. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle Uncertainty Principle]</ref> | ||
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle tells us that it is impossible to simultaneously measure the position and momentum of a particle with infinite precision. In our everyday lives we virtually never come up against this limit, hence why it seems peculiar. In this experiment a laser is shone through a narrow slit onto a screen. As the slit is made narrower, the spot on the screen also becomes narrower. But at a certain point, the spot starts becoming wider. This is because the photons of light have been so localized at the slit that their horizontal momentum must become less well defined in order to satisfy Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. | |||
'''Essentially, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is relative to the act of observation that collapses a wave potentiality that makes a situation, event or object become physical in ways that are not measurable. When we observe [[EMF]] wave-forms we change the physical environment and how that is expressed in tangible ways, yet the process of how it changes is uncertain.''' | '''Essentially, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is relative to the act of observation that collapses a wave potentiality that makes a situation, event or object become physical in ways that are not measurable. When we observe [[EMF]] wave-forms we change the physical environment and how that is expressed in tangible ways, yet the process of how it changes is uncertain.''' | ||