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Quote: our most precise description of nature must be in terms of probabilities; the uncertainty principle
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The uncertainty principle describes an inherent fuzziness that … in terms of probabilities. … In the hydrogen atom, which has a nucleus … the electron is as large as the atom … [p. 6-11] We can form an image of the … [a bell-shaped curve] for observing the electron. Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: in a hydrogen atom, the uncertainty of the electron's position is as large as the atom itself; an electron is like a cloud representing its probability density
Topic: quantum mechanics (100 items)
Topic: probability (21 items)
Topic: science as measurement (36 items)