The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
(Δx Δp ≳ ℏ)
• Implies that there really is no such thing as 'a particle is at 𝑥 with momentum 𝑝'
• That is, the more narrow the 𝑥-PDF |Ψ(x)|², the more broad the 𝑝-PDF |Φ(p)|² will become & vice versa (
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anti-commutating meaning?
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{A,B} instead of [A,B]
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What’s the connection to Fourier Theory? My understanding was that to get a sharper PDF in position space you need a larger sum of waves, and thus a broader PDF in momentum space — and vice versa. What’s the connection to commutators/anticommutators?
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this means that they are fourier conjugates, which momentum and position are
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Wah???? Off to the web I go....
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