Question
One version of this statement can be used to predict the natural linewidth from an excited state’s lifetime. An analog of this statement named for Dennis Gabor predicts a bound of 80 millicycles. Coherent states fulfill the lower bound outlined by this statement. This statement predicts that the zero-point energy of the quantum harmonic oscillator isn’t zero and that virtual particles have limited lifetime. This statement, which predicts a lower-bound of h-bar over 2, applies to pairs of non-commuting observables like energy and time. For 10 points, name this principle of quantum mechanics that states that some quantities, like position and momentum, cannot be precisely determined. ■END■
ANSWER: Heisenberg uncertainty principle [prompt on Heisenberg principle]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Princeton | 35 | 10 |
Mihir Shetty (UG) | Columbia B | Penn | 62 | 10 |
Ivan Henneh (DII) | Rowan | Lehigh | 79 | 10 |
Alex Emmert (DII) | Maryland | Fordham | 83 | 10 |