Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and Particle Trajectories
Serj Aristarhov
Abstract
Abstract In this paper we critically analyse W. Heisenberg’s arguments against the ontology of point particles following trajectories in quantum theory, presented in his famous 1927 paper and in his Chicago lectures (1929). Along the way, we will clarify the meaning of Heisenberg’s uncertainty relation and help resolve some confusions related to it.
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Uncertainty principleRelation (database)Philosophy of scienceMeaning (existential)Theoretical physicsPoint (geometry)QuantumOntologyPhysicsMathematicsEpistemologyQuantum mechanicsStatistical physicsPhilosophyComputer scienceGeometryDatabaseQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhilosophy and History of ScienceHistory and advancements in chemistry