uncertainty principle

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Simon Stephens’ drama, presented at the Mark Taper Forum in 2017, is a two-hander that tests the validity of the uncertainty principle in the arena of human relationships.

From Los Angeles Times

To the chagrin of many physicists, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle determines that one cannot simultaneously know a signal's position and momentum, or voltage and current, with accuracy.

From Science Daily

Quantum theory tells us that particles obey Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and we can never know their position or velocity at the same time.

From Science Daily

This is because of an idea in quantum physics called Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

From Scientific American

For instance, Einstein refused to believe that Heisenberg's uncertainty principle—which limits how much can be known about a particle's position and speed—was fundamental.

From Scientific American