Exam 1 Part 2

Question 1

What does the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle explain?

Answer 1

We cannot know both the position and speed of a particle, such as a photon or electron, with perfect accuracy. There is complete information about frequency

Question 2

How do you localize a particle (find it) in time?

Answer 2

Superimpose multiple waves with different frequencies
this improves time resolution but it has multiple frquencies

Question 3

What is the ‘conclusion’ of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

Answer 3

wave behavior limits precision

Question 4

What are the conjugate observables?

Answer 4

frequency and time
position and momentum