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In quantum mechanics, the [[ | In quantum mechanics, the [[Uncertainty Principle]], also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, is any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle, known as complementary variables, such as position x and momentum p, can be known simultaneously. Introduced first in 1927, by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg, it states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle Uncertainty Principle]</ref> | ||
Essentially, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that the act of observation collapses a wave potentiality that makes a situation an event or object become physical. When we observe waves we change the physical environments that is expressed in tangible ways. | Essentially, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that the act of observation collapses a wave potentiality that makes a situation an event or object become physical. When we observe waves we change the physical environments that is expressed in tangible ways. | ||
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In quantum mechanics, the Uncertainty Principle, also known as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, is any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle, known as complementary variables, such as position x and momentum p, can be known simultaneously. Introduced first in 1927, by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg, it states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa.[1]
Essentially, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is that the act of observation collapses a wave potentiality that makes a situation an event or object become physical. When we observe waves we change the physical environments that is expressed in tangible ways.