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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

In Our Time

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**In uncertainty, time instant and energy also mutually exclusive **

The uncertainty principle fundamentally links position and momentum, where knowing the exact position of a particle means its momentum is unknown, and vice versa. This relationship extends to energy and time, emphasizing that knowing energy precisely negates the ability to determine the timing of measurement accurately. This principle explains the need for large facilities like CERN; the precision required to measure extremely small particles necessitates high energy and precision in spatial measurement. The interplay of these concepts illustrates the limitations of measurement in quantum mechanics, capturing the essence of the uncertainty principle's profound implications.

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