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From the first paragraph of the article: > An atom typically can’t be assigned a definite position, for example — we can merely calculate the probability of fi
by self_awareness 7y ago
From the first paragraph of the article:
> An atom typically can’t be assigned a definite position, for example — we can merely calculate the probability of finding it in various places.
Is this really the case? Or maybe author meant 'electron' instead of 'atom'?
I mean, if we wouldn't be able of calculating the position of an Atom, how could "A Boy And His Atom" would be possible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCX78-8-q0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCX78-8-q0
- titzer 7y agoThere is a limit to the precision of a position measurement of any particle, and atoms are made of many particles. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that the uncertainty of the position and momentum of a particle are related. In particular, the product of the errors has a constant lower bound. Visually, if you think of (1d) position and (1d) momentum plotted on a 2d graph, then Heisenberg's principle means that particles are not points, but rectangles with a minimum area.