What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? - Chad Orzel
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The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can never simultaneously know the exact position and the exact speed of an object. Why not? Because everything in the universe behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. Chad Orzel navigates this complex concept of quantum physics.
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle tells us that the structure of reality prevents us from knowing certain types of information at the same time. Can you think of another example (in physics or another field) where it is impossible to know two sorts of information at the same time? How does that case compare to the quantum situation described here?
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- Educator Chad Orzel
- Director Henrik Malmgren
- Narrator Addison Anderson
