Chapter 30: Quantum Physics
Puzzles




1.  

"Uncertainty"

An electron passes through your apparatus at t = 0. You measure its position with accuracy x0. How accurately can you calculate its position later on, at time t1? Hint: The uncertainty in the electron's velocity is related to the uncertainty in its momentum.


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