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 ● Dec. 17, 2025
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 ● Dec. 4, 2023
This is because of an idea in quantum physics called Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2023
They pointed out that, according to the uncertainty principle of quantum physics, a pair of particles once associated would be eternally connected, even if they were light-years apart.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
The first is the limitation that the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics sets on our powers of prediction.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
