What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? - Chad Orzel
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-heisenberg-uncertainty-principle-chad-orzel The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can never simultaneously know the exact...
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is one of a handful of ideasfrom quantum physics to expand into general pop culture.It says that you can never simultaneously know the exact positionand the exact speed of an object and shows up as a metaphor in everythingfrom literary criticism to sports commentary.Uncertainty is often explained as a result of measurement,that the act of measuring an object's position changes its speed, or vice versa.The real origin is much deeper and more amazing.The Uncertainty Principle exists because everything in the universebehaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time.In quantum mechanics, the exact position and exact speed of an objecthave no meaning.To understand this,we need to think about what it means to behave lik...
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is one of a handful of ideasfrom quantum physics to expand into general pop culture.It says that you can never simultaneously know the exact positionand the exact speed of an object and shows up as a metaphor in everythingfrom literary criticism to sports commentary.Uncertainty is often explained as a result of measurement,that the act of measuring an object's position changes its speed, or vice versa.The real origin is much deeper and more amazing.The Uncertainty Principle exists because everything in the universebehaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time.In quantum mechanics, the exact position and exact speed of an objecthave no meaning.To understand this,we need to think about what it means to behave lik...
