Some websites and textbooks refer to ΔxΔp≥ℏ2
as the correct formula for the uncertainty principle whereas other sources use the formula ΔxΔp≥ℏ.
Question: Which one is correct and why?
The latter is used in the textbook "Physics II for Dummies" (German edition) for several examples and the author also derives that formula so I assume that this is not a typing error.
This is the mentioned derivation:
sinθ=λΔy
assuming θ is small:
tanθ=λΔy
de Broglie equation:
λ=hpx
⇒tanθ≈hpx⋅Δy
but also:
tanθ=Δpypx
equalize tanθ:
hpx⋅Δy≈Δpypx
⇒hΔy≈Δpy⇒ΔpyΔy≈h
⇒ΔpyΔy≥h2π
⇒ΔpΔx≥h2π
So: Which one is correct and why?
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