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Heisenberg_uncertainty_principle

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

English

Proper noun

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

(quantum mechanics) The principle that there is an absolute limit on the combined accuracy of certain pairs of simultaneous, related measurements, especially that of the position and momentum of a particle. Originally posited as a problem of measurement, it was soon refined as an inherent property of the universe.

Synonyms

Related terms

Planck's constant

Translations

physical principle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 海森堡不確定性原理, 海森堡不确定性原理 ‎(Hǎisēnbǎo bùquèdìngxìng yuánlǐ)
Finnish: Heisenbergin epätarkkuusperiaate
French: principe d'incertitude d'Heisenberg m
German: Heisenbergsche Unschärferelation f, Unschärferelation (de) f
Greek: αρχή της απροσδιοριστίας του Χάιζενμπεργκ f ‎(archí tis aprosdioristías tou Cháizenmpernk)

Hungarian: Heisenberg-féle határozatlansági elv
Italian: principio di indeterminazione di Heisenberg m
Japanese: ハイゼンベルグの不確定性原理 ‎(Haizenberugu no fukakuteisei genri)
Korean: 하이젠베르크 불확실성 원리 ‎(Haijenbereukeu burhwak-silseong wonni)
Romanian: principiul incertitudinii al lui Heisenberg n
Russian: при́нцип неопределённости Гейзенбе́рга m ‎(príncip neopredeljónnosti Gejzenbɛ́rga)
Spanish: principio de indeterminación de Heisenberg m

References

↑ Postscript to Michael Frayn's Copenhagen (New York : Anchor Books, 2000).