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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 (10[1])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 (10[1])lifetime. This statement, which predicts a lower-bound of h-bar over 2, applies to pairs of non-commuting observables (10[1])like energy and time. (10[1])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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Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia APrinceton3510
Mihir Shetty (UG)Columbia BPenn6210
Ivan Henneh (DII)RowanLehigh7910
Alex Emmert (DII)MarylandFordham8310

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