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Heisenberg's 1927 paper on uncertainty, titled "über den anschaulichen Inhalt der quantentheoretischen Kinematik und Mechanik" Z. für Phys. 43, is not readily available in English online. The only known English translation is included in the book "Quantum Theory and Measurement," edited by Wheeler and Zurek, but it is not available online. The discussion also raises questions about the completeness of the English translations of Heisenberg's collected works.

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Does anyone know if there is an online english translation of Heisenberg's paper on uncertainty

"über den anschaulichen Inhalt der quantentheoretischen Kinematik und Mechanik" Z. für Phys. 43, 1927.

I haven't been able to find it so far, all I can find is one's in German...
 
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It's in Quantum Theory and Measurement ed Wheeler and Zurek, try google.
 
Zorba said:
Does anyone know if there is an online english translation of Heisenberg's paper on uncertainty

"über den anschaulichen Inhalt der quantentheoretischen Kinematik und Mechanik" Z. für Phys. 43, 1927.

I haven't been able to find it so far, all I can find is one's in German...

An English translation is in ''Quantum theory and measurement'' edited by Wheeler and Zurek - not online, though.
 
dextercioby said:
If it's not contained in this book,

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486618811/?tag=pfamazon01-20

I don't know where else you can find it.

I don't know if the 10 volumes of <Heisenberg Gesammelte Werke> have been all translated into English.
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