Theory Nexus

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is one of the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics, a branch of physics that deals with the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels. The principle states that certain pairs of physical properties, such as position and momentum, cannot both be known with precision at the same time. The more precisely one of these properties is known, the less precisely the other can be known. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is named after German physicist Werner Heisenberg, who first proposed it in 1927. Heisenberg was one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics, along with other physicists such as Niels Bohr, Max Planck, and Albert Einstein. The principle is based on the concept of wave-particle duality, which states that matter and energy can behave as both waves and particles. The behavior of subatomic particles such as electrons, photons, and protons is governed by probabilistic laws, which means that their behavior cannot be pred...