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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Replying to @InertialObservr
is the x-pdf the same thing as the width of the slit in a single-slit diffraction?
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Replying to @kitaqm
In this case, yes for a arbitrarily small
9:47 PM - 24 Jan 2020
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