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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Make the slit smaller and smaller, the light the resulting interference pattern will grow wider and wider. If you can get both at the same time then you my friend will get a nobel prize
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Again, look at how you would measure the interference pattern. I think that one would throw one photon at a time. And for each photon, one would need to know both the slit size and the place where it lands. Effectively measuring both x and p.
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