Author Question: In quantum theory, what happens if an electron's wave packet is squeezed into a smaller region of ... (Read 31 times)

justinmsk · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

In quantum theory, what happens if an electron's wave packet is squeezed into a smaller region of space?

A) You decrease the electron's uncertainty in velocity and also decrease its uncertainty in position.
B) You increase the electron's uncertainty in position while decreasing its uncertainty in velocity.
C) You decrease the electron's uncertainty in position while increasing its uncertainty in velocity.
D) You decrease the electrons uncertainty in velocity while leaving its uncertainty in position unaffected.
E) You decrease the electrons uncertainty in position while leaving its uncertainty in velocity unaffected.

Question 2

Which of the following scientists made highly accurate measurements that first disproved the theories of Ptolemy and Copernicus?

A) Nonsense--nobody has disproved Copernicus's theory.
B) Nonsense--you cannot disprove a general scientific theory.
C) Galileo
D) Kepler
E) Brahe