Uncertainty particle function evolves over time

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Homework Statement



The position of a proton is measured with an accuracy of \Deltax = 10^-11 m
Calculate \Deltax one second later. Assume v << c.

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Heisenbergs uncertainty principle perhaps.

The Attempt at a Solution



I assume this requires knowledge about how the particle function evolves over time, but because the function is unknown in this case, its random how it evolves...
 
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Thought a bit more about it. If i calculate the uncertainty in momentum by using Heisenbergs uncertainty principle. Then multiply it by t and divide by m, to calculate \Deltax a second after. Does this sound right?
 
Add that answer to Delta x.
 
To solve this, I first used the units to work out that a= m* a/m, i.e. t=z/λ. This would allow you to determine the time duration within an interval section by section and then add this to the previous ones to obtain the age of the respective layer. However, this would require a constant thickness per year for each interval. However, since this is most likely not the case, my next consideration was that the age must be the integral of a 1/λ(z) function, which I cannot model.
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