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HEISENBERGS UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Relativity (Physics)
- Mechanics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
1, record 1, English, Heisenberg%27s%20uncertainty%20principle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uncertainty principle 1, record 1, English, uncertainty%20principle
correct
- indeterminacy principle 2, record 1, English, indeterminacy%20principle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The theory formulated by Werner Heisenberg stating] that the position and the velocity of an object cannot both be measured exactly, at the same time, even in theory. 2, record 1, English, - Heisenberg%27s%20uncertainty%20principle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The uncertainty principle is one of the most famous (and probably [most] misunderstood) ideas in physics. It tells us that there is a fuzziness in nature, a fundamental limit to what we can know about the behaviour of quantum particles and, therefore, the smallest scales of nature. 3, record 1, English, - Heisenberg%27s%20uncertainty%20principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Relativité (Physique)
- Mécanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe d'indétermination
1, record 1, French, principe%20d%27ind%C3%A9termination
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inégalités de Heiseinberg 2, record 1, French, in%C3%A9galit%C3%A9s%20de%20Heiseinberg
correct, feminine noun, plural
- principe d'incertitude 1, record 1, French, principe%20d%27incertitude
correct, masculine noun
- principe d'incertitude de Heisenberg 3, record 1, French, principe%20d%27incertitude%20de%20Heisenberg
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorie formulée par Werner Heisenberg énonçant que la position et la vitesse d'un objet ne peuvent être mesurées exactement en simultané, et ce, même d'un point de vue théorique. 4, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27ind%C3%A9termination
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mal nommé, le principe d'incertitude de Heisenberg est plus correctement désigné aujourd'hui sous le terme des inégalités de Heisenberg. Ces inégalités nous indiquent les limites sur la pertinence de l'emploi des concepts d'ondes et de particules classiques pour décrire les phénomènes à l'échelle atomique, comme ceux portant sur les électrons et la lumière. 2, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27ind%C3%A9termination
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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