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uncertainty principle (Heisenberg uncertainty principle)
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uncertainty principle	has implication the microscopic realm is a roiling frenzy, awash in a violent sea of quantum fluctuations.
	has corollary it is impossible to measure an atomic or nuclear process without at the same time disturbing or altering the process.
	has equation Relation Conjugates ΔxΔp ≥ h position, momentum ΔEΔt ≥ h energy, time
	has synonym Heisenberg uncertainty principle
	has discoverer Werner Heisenberg
	has example the uncertainty in the measurement of the position of an electron varies inversely as the uncertainty in the measurement of its momentum.
	has definition The principle that the fundamental uncertainty in a variable times that in its canonical conjugate is of the order of Planck's constant.
	is an instance of quantum law
quantum law	has domain quantum mechanics
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active