Title: What is Quantum Uncertainty? (with picture)
Headings: What is Quantum Uncertainty?
What is Quantum Uncertainty?
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Content: Also, the idea of quantum uncertainty is often presented in a mysterious way, without the mention that the concept goes hand in hand with precise quantitative confidence bounds, which are not so mysterious. The notion of quantum uncertainty caused a ruckus in the early 20th century, when physicists were trying to work out the particulars of quantum theory through conflicting interpretations. Neils Bohr and many other physicists advocated the Copenhagen interpretation, which states that the universe is fundamentally fuzzy at the lowest level, described by probability distributions rather than deterministically linked, well-defined states. Werner Heisenberg, who derived the uncertainty principle from the mathematical structure of quantum theory, also advocated the Copenhagen interpretation. Albert Einstein, however, did not, famously saying "God does not play dice". Is Amazon actually giving you the best price? This little known plugin reveals the answer. The theory of quantum uncertainty, despite being packaged with mathematically precise confidence bounds, truly is quite mysterious. There are still disagreements in the physics community about whether the Copenhagen interpretation follows inevitably from quantum certainty. The contemporary alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation is the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which holds that reality actually is deterministic.