Title: Observer Effect: Concept, Explanation and Significance
Headings: What Is The Observer Effect In Quantum Mechanics?
What Is The Observer Effect In Quantum Mechanics?
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Content: The wave-like nature of matter was proposed by two scientists independently, at nearly the same time, despite being oblivious of each other’s work. These two erstwhile discoverers were scientists Louis De Broglie and Erwin Schrodinger. They used two fundamentally different mathematical approaches to prove the wave-like nature of matter. Later on, both men were credited for their contributions and their idea was jointly named the Heisenberg-Schrodinger model. Heisenberg did make one more crucial contribution to Quantum Mechanics. While not as essential as the fundamental pillars, it did play a significant role and is known as Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. He reasoned that since the nature of matter is wave-like, some properties, such as the velocity and position of electrons, are complementary to one another. In simpler terms, there is a limit up to which each property of an electron can be simultaneously measured with a degree of accuracy. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
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When a quantum ‘observer’ is watching, Quantum Mechanics states that particles can also behave as waves.