Certezas e incertezas sobre as relações de Heisenberg (Certainties and uncertainties about the Heisenberg relations)
Silvio Seno Chibeni
Abstract
Recebido em 4/10/2004; Aceito em 21/11/2004O objetivo deste artigo ´e apresentar e discutir as famosas rela¸c˜oes de Heisenberg, usualmente denominadasde “princ´ipio da incerteza”. A abordagem adotada ´e primordialmente conceitual, embora referˆencias hist´oricassejam feitas para auxiliar a exposi¸c˜ao. Distinguem-se trˆes interpreta¸c˜oes principais das rela¸c˜oes, cada umaderivando de bases inteiramente distintas e conduzindo a conseq¨uˆencias f´isicas e filos´oficas igualmente diferentes.Palavras-chave: rela¸c˜oes de Heisenberg, princ´ipio de incerteza, indetermina¸c˜ao quˆantica, Heisenberg, Bohr,Einstein, Popper.This article offers a conceptual analysis of the famous Heisenberg relations, usually referred to as “the un-certainty principle”. After a brief historical introduction, it is pointed out that the relations can be interpretedin three entirely different ways. It is shown in some detail how each interpretation derives from a distinct basis,and leads to distinct physical and philosophical consequences.Keywords: Heisenberg relations, uncertainty principle, quantum indeterminacy, Heisenberg, Bohr, Einstein,Popper.