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Modern Physics · wave mechanics

Position–Momentum Uncertainty

States a lower bound on simultaneous position and momentum uncertainties.

ΔpₓΔx ≥ ℏ / 2

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Variables

Δpₓ
momentum uncertaintykg·m/s
Δx
position uncertaintym
ℏ
reduced Planck constantJ·s

Reference details

Subject
Modern Physics
Topic
wave mechanics
Plain text
delta p_x delta x >= hbar / 2

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