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
All these applications are based on the counterintuitive features of quantum theory, such as superpositions, entanglement and the uncertainty principle, which are also part of real quantum theory.
From Scientific American • Apr. 24, 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
In attempting to incorporate the uncertainty principle into general relativity, one has only two quantities that can be adjusted: the strength of gravity and the value of the cosmological constant.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
