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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Probably a dumb question, but physically what's the difference? What sort of variation in a physical field wouldn't be a wave?
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The wave equation is non relativistic for example. So, any relativistic effects can’t be explained by waves (for example the fine structure constant).
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