bohr principle of complementarity
1BOHR, NIELS HENRIK DAVID — (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel laureate. He was born in Copenhagen. His father was non Jewish, a professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, and his mother, née Ella Adler, belonged to a prominent Jewish banking family. He… …
2Complementarity (physics) — In physics, complementarity is a basic principle of quantum theory proposed by Niels Bohr, closely identified with the Copenhagen interpretation, and refers to effects such as the wave–particle duality. Just like the finitude of the speed of… …
3Bohr, Niels — ▪ Danish physicist Introduction in full Niels Henrik David Bohr born Oct. 7, 1885, Copenhagen, Den. died Nov. 18, 1962, Copenhagen Danish physicist who was the first to apply the quantum theory, which restricts the energy of a system to… …
4Bohr–Einstein debates — The Bohr–Einstein debates is a popular name given to what was actually a series of epistemological challenges presented by Albert Einstein against what has come to be called the standard or Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. Since… …
5Bohr , Niels Hendrik David — (1885–1962) Danish physicist Niels Bohr came from a very distinguished scientific family in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father, Christian, was professor of physiology at Copenhagen and his brother Harald was a mathematician of great distinction.… …
6complementarity principle — Physics. the principle that experiments on physical systems of atomic size or smaller, as electrons or photons, can exhibit either particle or wave behavior but not both simultaneously. * * * ▪ physics in physics, tenet that a complete… …
7Niels Bohr — Born Niels Henrik David Bohr 7 October 1885(1885 10 07) Copenhagen, Denmark …
8Uncertainty principle — In quantum physics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that locating a particle in a small region of space makes the momentum of the particle uncertain; and conversely, that measuring the momentum of a particle precisely makes the… …
9Introduction to quantum mechanics — This article is an accessible, non technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics …
10Afshar experiment — The Afshar experiment is an optical experiment which may challenge the principle of complementarity in quantum mechanics, although there is as yet no consensus on this in physics. The result of the experiment, which was first devised and carried… …
