Heisenberg incertitude principe ? contradicting ?

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The Heisenberg uncertainty principle suggests that certain properties of particles, such as position and momentum, cannot be precisely measured simultaneously, leading to inherent randomness in nature. This indeterminism implies that if one were to "roll back time," events might not unfold the same way, challenging the notion of a predefined future. Measurement plays a crucial role in quantum mechanics, as properties only manifest when observed, raising questions about the nature of reality and the observer's influence. The debate continues between interpretations like the Copenhagen interpretation, which embraces indeterminism, and hidden variable theories that seek deterministic explanations. Ultimately, quantum mechanics reveals that our understanding of reality is limited by the measurement process and the probabilistic nature of particles.
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JPC said:
So in conclusion is there really inderteminism ? Or does it just appear as inderteminism to us because we cannot yet find any logic behind it ?

- If the theory of hidden variables is true, it would mean no ?
- If nature can produce true probability based random numbers it would mean yes ?

Correct. We don't know what really happens. It might even be that what really happens is something our classical brains can never understand, although I hope that isn't the case! QM says nothing about what really happens, it just let's us predict the statistical (and classical) results of experiments.
 
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