Heisenberg's Uncertainty : an Ill-Defined Notion ?

Elemer Elad Rosinger (1)

1 Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics [Pretoria]

The often cited book [11] of Asher Peres presents Quantum Mechanics without the use of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, a principle which it calls an "ill-defined notion". There is, however, no argument in this regard in the mentioned book, or comment related to the fact that its use in the realms of quanta is not necessary, let alone, unavoidable. A possible comment in this respect is presented here. And it is related to certain simple, purely logical facts in axiomatic theories, facts which are disregarded when using "physical intuition" and "physically meaningful" axioms or principles in the development of mathematical models of Physics, [16-18].

Mots clés: uncertainty principle defended

Domaines: Physique Quantique [quant-ph]; Physique mathématique [math-ph]; Physique mathématique [math-ph]

Elemer Elad Rosinger. Heisenberg's Uncertainty : an Ill-Defined Notion ?. 2012. ⟨hal-00684501⟩