I read a math question which referred to Heisenberg.
2006-07-08 07:47:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2006-07-10 17:37:22 · update #1
Heisenberg was a German physicist who was very influential in the development of quantum mechanics.
I assume your question refers to the "uncertainty principle" in quantum physics which carries his name. It essentially states that you cannot know both the momentum and the location of a particle with absolute certainty at once.
2006-07-08 07:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by ponxx 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On a very basic level, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to know both the position and the momentum of an electron, because the act of observing one alters the other.
If you're interested, I would recommend the documentary The Elegant Universe (I think it might even be on Discovery sometime this week?)
2006-07-08 14:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by briana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heisenberg was a scientist.
2006-07-08 14:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by lancealvers2234 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Heisenburg was a scientist in Germany and played a signifigant role in wartime technological developments for the Nazis. One of the most notable, the Nazi atomic bomb, which never did make it.
2006-07-08 15:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by creative 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A physicist
2006-07-08 14:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am uncertain.
2006-07-08 14:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋