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What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

Chad Orzel · TED

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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. [Directed by Henrik Malmgren, narrated by Addison Anderson].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Chad Orzel
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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