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Analysis of Principle and State-of-art Implementations of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty

Yinuo Shao

Published Jun 11, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract

As a matter of fact, the Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle has important significance and extensive application in microcosmic particle science, is one of the cornerstones of quantum mechanics, proposed by Heisenberg in 1927. The uncertainty principle means that it is impossible to measure a particle’s speed and position at the same time. The uncertainty of particle, i.e., the product of uncertainty of position (∆Q) and uncertainty of momentum (∆P), is inevitable greater than or equal to Plank’s constant, it expresses the inconsistency between particle behavior in microcosm and macroscopic substance. This study is going to set forth the uncertainty meaning, the research progress of uncertainty principle from the angle of physics, and further exploring the physical significance of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. According to the analysis, the state-of-art applications will be demonstrated as well as the current limitations and prospects will be discussed. Overall, these results pave a novel path for further investigation in regarding to Heisenberg’s uncertainty.

DOI
10.54097/y331d237

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