Hiesenberg uncertainty principle in 100 ACII characters or less

In summary: If so, we won't do your work for you.In summary, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that our ability to measure pairs of complementary properties is limited to \hbar-sized chunks of uncertainty between them.
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hedons
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Please paraphrase the Hiesenberg Uncertainty Principle in 100 ACII characters or less?

Thanks!
 
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s _ _ _ happens!
 
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Maybe. ...
 
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I don't know, can we?
 
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DeltaX times DeltaP is greater than or equal to hbar over two.
 
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Our ability to measure pairs of complementary properties is limited to [tex]\hbar[/tex]-sized chunks of uncertainty between them.
 
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hedons said:
Please paraphrase the Hiesenberg Uncertainty Principle in 100 ACII characters or less?

There's no point in paraphrasing, there's too much confusion and misconception already.
 
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Sorry, one more try then? ;)

Our ability to predict the next measured value in a pair of complementary properties is limited by [tex]\hbar[/tex]-sized chunks of uncertainty.
 
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hedons said:
Please paraphrase the Hiesenberg Uncertainty Principle in 100 ACII characters or less?

Thanks!

My thought on this is that, if you are truly serious in trying to understand things like this, you won't make a request with such ridiculous constraint.

Zz.
 
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How about:

You can be sure of one property OR another, but not one property AND another.
 
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Farsight said:
How about:

You can be sure of one property OR another, but not one property AND another.

No. There are many properties for which you can be sure of both; HUP applies when the commutator of the two operators is nonzero.

And on another note, the OP sounds to me like homework.
 

FAQ: Hiesenberg uncertainty principle in 100 ACII characters or less

What is the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with absolute certainty.

How does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle relate to quantum mechanics?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is a fundamental principle in quantum mechanics, as it highlights the limitations of our ability to measure particles at the quantum level.

Can the Heisenberg uncertainty principle be violated?

No, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics and has been supported by numerous experiments.

What implications does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle have for our understanding of the universe?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle challenges our traditional understanding of causality and determinism, and highlights the probabilistic nature of the universe at the quantum level.

How does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle impact technology and everyday life?

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle has led to the development of technologies such as quantum computing and has implications for fields such as cryptography. However, its effects are not noticeable in everyday life at the macroscopic level.

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