Episode 14: Principles of Quantum Mechanics
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, can only simultaneously not be known to any arbitrarily high precision. The more precisely one property is measured, the less precisely the other can be measured. It's just like the force of Pluto's gravity does act on the Earth, but it's so small that you can just ignore it, it doesn't really do anything. But it is there.
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