Theory of Uncertainty

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video: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
References:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/uncer.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/quantum-suicide…
http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p08.htm

Srila Prabhupada, Ahmedabad, December 14, 1972: […] Therefore Krishna says, asamsayam. The theoretical knowledge, experimental knowledge, always remains in doubt. All the scientists, they are not confident. Now there is a theory, “theory of uncertainty”, among the scientists.

Whatever knowledge they are making, they are making progress, everything is uncertain. Yes. It must be uncertain, because the basic principle is wrong. Therefore it must be uncertain.

A conditioned soul, as we are, under the condition of the material nature, three modes of material nature, how our knowledge can be perfect? It is not possible. The first defect is, because we are conditioned, we commit mistakes, so many. And we become illusioned. Just like every knowledge is being based on the illusion that, “I am this body, material body”, which I am not.

But the whole world is going on under this conception, that “I am this body”. “I am American”, “I am Indian”, “I am brahmana”, like that. So the basic principle is illusion. And there are so many mistakes we commit.

And the senses are imperfect. And although my senses are imperfect, I, still, I theorize, “It may be…”, “It is like this”, “It is like that”. These are all imperfect things. Therefore whatever knowledge we may make progress, it is samsayam, it remains doubt, uncertainty.

But what Krishna says, you can test even with your experimental knowledge. Full Lecture

Comments

  1. Mahasana dasa says:

    Technically, it is not a theory, it’s a principle. Essentially, the uncertainty principle states that a complementary measure cannot be confirmed on the very small. For instance, if you know the velocity of a photon, it is hard to determine, with certainty, its position, and vise verse. That’s it, as I understand it, being a non-physicist. It is just a principle, like water and ghee don’t mix. The word, “Uncertainty” may have been an unfortunate choice in naming the principle.

    For a clear idea of the uncertainty principle and it’s application, read anything by Brian Greene. The Fabric of the Universe (http://www.amazon.com/The-Fabric-Cosmos-Texture-Reality/dp/0375727205) is very clear and there is also a Nova special. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/fabric-of-cosmos.html.

    Anyway, that’s the deal. Greene keeps away from the math (like Carl Sagan) in his books but manages to get the ideas across anyway.

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