## Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

$\Delta p \Delta x\geq \frac{h}{4\pi }$

Tikva Cohen 2I
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### Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

I’m not sure if we ever learned or if there is a difference between the minimum and maximum uncertainty in Heisenberg’s equation. Is there a difference, and if so is there something different you do to find them using the equation?

Quinton Sprague 2D
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### Re: Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

The uncertainty equation is given as P(change)*X(change) is greater than or equal to h/4pi. Due to the greater than or equal to, any value for position(x), momentum(p), velocity(v), or mass(m) that satifies the equation given the other variables, will already be the minimum possible value for that variable. When we are solving it we pretend the greater than or equal to is simply a = therefore the values we find are automatically the lowest they may be.

As for a maximum, I believe it may be any variable values that satify the greater than aspect. So it seems that would make maximums practically limitless as to the uncertainty of an equation, as long as your values for x,p,v, or m make sense in context. Someone correct my notion on the maximum if not true.

Hope this helps.

Tikva Cohen 2I
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### Re: Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

Quinton Sprague 2D wrote:The uncertainty equation is given as P(change)*X(change) is greater than or equal to h/4pi. Due to the greater than or equal to, any value for position(x), momentum(p), velocity(v), or mass(m) that satifies the equation given the other variables, will already be the minimum possible value for that variable. When we are solving it we pretend the greater than or equal to is simply a = therefore the values we find are automatically the lowest they may be.

As for a maximum, I believe it may be any variable values that satify the greater than aspect. So it seems that would make maximums practically limitless as to the uncertainty of an equation, as long as your values for x,p,v, or m make sense in context. Someone correct my notion on the maximum if not true.

Hope this helps.

Okay, thank you! But when we’re so living problems and it asks for either maximum or minimum, we don’t change anything about the way we plug into equations and solve, right?

aashmi_agrawal_3j
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### Re: Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

I don't think you change anything when plugging numbers into problems for maximum and minimum uncertainty. The solution to these problems is always >= when plugging numbers into the equation so if it asks for the minimum, you simply put in the answer you get when you solve the equation.

kateraelDis2F
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### Re: Max Vs. Min Uncertainty

oooh I get in now thanks!

Mirren Solomon Discussion 2G
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