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quicksilver123
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I'm trying to understand the uncertainty principle.
ΔxΔp >= h/4∏
from my understanding of the concept, its not possible to know the value of the position and the momentum simultaneously. yet the problems that i see floating around on the internet seem to just plug in values for mass and velocity to solve for position.
i understand that the answer yielded would be
Δx >= whatever
showing that there is uncertainty in the value of change in position.
is that all there is to it? or am i missing something here?
edit - I'm also trying to teach myself about Schrödinger's equation but the mathematics involved seem too complex.
ΔxΔp >= h/4∏
from my understanding of the concept, its not possible to know the value of the position and the momentum simultaneously. yet the problems that i see floating around on the internet seem to just plug in values for mass and velocity to solve for position.
i understand that the answer yielded would be
Δx >= whatever
showing that there is uncertainty in the value of change in position.
is that all there is to it? or am i missing something here?
edit - I'm also trying to teach myself about Schrödinger's equation but the mathematics involved seem too complex.