The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that increasing the accuracy of measurement of the position of a particle decreases the accuracy with which it's momentum can be determined at the same instance and vice versa. Simply stated:
- More accurate measure of position implies less accurate measure of momentum. - More accurate measure of momentum implies less accurate measure of position. There is no claim being made that there is anything inherently indeterminate in these properties and definitely not that certainty is impossible. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is a law of Physics, specifically of Quantum Mechanics, and it should not be applied to draw broad Philosophical conclusions, or Biological conclusions, or Artistic conclusions, or any sort of conclusions except those within it's narrow domain. Cheers, Gautam On 3/26/06, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 26 March 2006 22:50 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Bailing out. > > > > Bob W wrote: > > > > >> I agree that there aren't any certainties! > > > > > >how can you be so sure? > > > > Mr. Heisenberg assured me that this is the case. > > > > > > So he stated, as a certainty, that there are no certainties? That's a > self-refuting claim. The most he can claim is that there are probably no > certainties. But that's not a very interesting claim at all. > > Bob > > > >
