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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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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No, quantum particles don’t follow definite trajectories.. this is the whole point of the path integral approach. It envisions space as infinitely many infinitesimally small slits stacked one after another.
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