In a discussion of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle I read that we
must shine light on a particle to measure its position and velocity.
How does this work exactly? Does the particle cast a shadow on a wall
detector? Or is its position inferred some other way?
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Re: Philosophy of the Uncertainty Principle ... >A friend and I were discussing the uncertainty principle the other day ... >never exactly measure the position and velocity of a particle,... >that one could never even make the prediction beyond a certain degree ... (sci.physics)
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