Werner Heisenberg Quote

The more precisely we determine the position [of an electron], the more imprecise is the determination of velocity at this instant, and vice versa.


On the Perceptual Content of Quantum Theoretical Kinematics and Mechanics (1927)


The more precisely we determine the position [of an electron], the more imprecise is the determination of velocity at this instant, and vice versa.

The more precisely we determine the position [of an electron], the more imprecise is the determination of velocity at this instant, and vice versa.

The more precisely we determine the position [of an electron], the more imprecise is the determination of velocity at this instant, and vice versa.

The more precisely we determine the position [of an electron], the more imprecise is the determination of velocity at this instant, and vice versa.