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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was known to the [[First Doctor]] as one of the notable [[scientist]]s in [[ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was known to the [[First Doctor]] as one of the notable [[scientist]]s in [[Germany]] in [[January]] [[1933]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Alchemists (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Alistair Gryffen]] used the exclamation "what the Heisenberg?" to express shock. ([[TV]]: | Heisenberg's [[uncertainty principle]] stated that the very act of [[measurement|measuring]] something changed its nature. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Alistair Gryffen]] used the exclamation "what the Heisenberg?" to express shock. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Alien Avatar (TV story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
''The Time of the Daleks'' is confusing Heisenberg's uncertainty principle with the [[observer effect]]. The two are frequently confused. In the real world, the uncertainty principle instead refers to a fundamental limit to accurate knowledge when attempting to precisely measure both position and momentum of a [[particle]] at the same time. Rather than commenting on the impact of {{w|measurement in quantum mechanics|measurement}} in [[quantum mechanics]], the uncertainty principle holds "we cannot know the present state of the world in full detail". Both theories, for different reasons, suggest that predicting the future with complete precision should be impossible<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heisenbergs-uncertainty-principle-is-not-dead/|title=One Thing Is Certain: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Is Not Dead|author=Furuta, Ava|date of source=8 March 2012|website name=Scientific American|accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref>. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 8 November 2024
Werner Heisenberg was known to the First Doctor as one of the notable scientists in Germany in January 1933. (AUDIO: The Alchemists [+]Loading...["The Alchemists (audio story)"])
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle stated that the very act of measuring something changed its nature. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])
Alistair Gryffen used the exclamation "what the Heisenberg?" to express shock. (TV: Alien Avatar [+]Loading...["Alien Avatar (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Time of the Daleks is confusing Heisenberg's uncertainty principle with the observer effect. The two are frequently confused. In the real world, the uncertainty principle instead refers to a fundamental limit to accurate knowledge when attempting to precisely measure both position and momentum of a particle at the same time. Rather than commenting on the impact of measurement in quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle holds "we cannot know the present state of the world in full detail". Both theories, for different reasons, suggest that predicting the future with complete precision should be impossible[1].
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Furuta, Ava (8 March 2012). One Thing Is Certain: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Is Not Dead. Scientific American. Retrieved on 30 September 2019.
