Uncertainty


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jane_ni_2d
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Uncertainty

Postby jane_ni_2d » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:12 pm

For everyday objects, is it true that the uncertainty of any object is nonsignificant compared to how big the object is usually?

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Re: Uncertainty

Postby Reva Kakaria 1J » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:35 pm

Yes, I believe when an object is large its uncertainty is so small in comparison that it's basically irrelevant to calculations done

Ahmet_Dikyurt_3L
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Re: Uncertainty

Postby Ahmet_Dikyurt_3L » Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:54 pm

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle was created for very small masses, such as atoms and electrons. For example, in the example he gave us with sensors, the photons thrown changes the direction of an electron, but a photon cannot move you, or a baseball, or a fly.

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Re: Uncertainty

Postby Nicolette_Canlian_2L » Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:39 pm

I believe that the rule applies to objects that are smaller than 10^-18. I am not confident on this though, so if anyone else knows, that would be helpful!

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Re: Uncertainty

Postby 904983525 » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:08 pm

Ahmet_Dikyurt_3L wrote:Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle was created for very small masses, such as atoms and electrons. For example, in the example he gave us with sensors, the photons thrown changes the direction of an electron, but a photon cannot move you, or a baseball, or a fly.


Thank you for this, really helpful to and understandable.


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