On the failure of the time-energy uncertainty principle (original) (raw)

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We establish, for the quantum system made up of a single free particle, the formula Δ_E_ Δ_t_≳_(v/c)_ ħ, where Δ_E_ is the precision to which_E_ can be ascertained in time Δ_t_. The measurement can be carried out with zero disturbance in_E_ itself.

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1. Rafael Sorkin
   Present address: Enrico Fermi Institute, Chicago, Illinois

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1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, Great Britain
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Sorkin, R. On the failure of the time-energy uncertainty principle.Found Phys 9, 123–128 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715053

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• Received: 03 June 1977
• Issue Date: February 1979
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715053

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