May 21, 2023
Our Existence Always Contains Some Uncertainty. This Physics Principle Explains Why
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: food, quantum physics
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German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg first introduced his uncertainty principle in a 1925 paper. Itâs special because it remains intact no matter how good our experimental methods get; this isnât a lack of precision in measurement. It doesnât matter how smart you are, or how sophisticated your equipment, is you canât think your way past it. Itâs a fact of nature.
Legendary physicist and master bongo player Richard Feynman put it like this: âThe uncertainty principle âprotectsâ quantum mechanics. Heisenberg recognized that if it were possible to measure both the momentum and the position simultaneously with greater accuracy, quantum mechanics would collapse. So he proposed that must be impossible.â