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Yes, that makes sense. We never know the initial state of a particle or of our apparatus, so we can't ever find the exact value for the final state because we need to compare initial to final in order to find the change. But that's not my question. The world could be completely classical and...

There seems to be two divided approaches in how the uncertainty principle is explained, but they seem to be explaining two different things. The first, more intuitive explanation of the limits imposed by quantum mechanics goes something like: in order for a measurement to be made, we have to...

Thanks for clarifying, that makes sense. I guess I misread your other post "within the width of the line." Sorry, that's what had me confused.A spectral line has an inherent width explained by the uncertainty principle. Further broadening occurs in our methods of measuring these lines. That's...

Thank you, that's more or less what I wanted to know. Making sure I understand you correctly, within the confines of a spectral line, a photon within that range of energy has a probability of being absorbed, but outside of that spectral line the probability drops completely to zero? That...

Experimental results are always limited by the rudimentary measuring apparatus we have available, so I don't see anything wrong with conjecturing beyond our current limitations to experiment, as long as it's clear it's just a conjecture. Now I understand that if an idea does not fit with direct...

Thank you for moving this to the proper section, I'm still very new here so I appreciate the hand. Ask a quantum mechanical question, get a quantum mechanical answer. It seems my fault in logic was in trying to place a classical picture on a quantum system (as is still so easy for me to do...

In my education of QM, I've heard countless times how energy is quantized by Planck's Constant, and how radiation is only emitted and absorbed in these discrete steps. Recently I've heard that that's not the full picture of energy, and I was hoping you could draw some clarity for me. In...

Hello, my name's Taylor and the love of my life is physics. I'm brand spankin' new here and though I don't really know what to say for an introduction, I'm quite excited to join this community and to have the opportunity to read about all of your wonderful ideas and considerations! Here's to...