Proof of Heisenberg's error-disturbance principle
Abstract
In Heisenberg's error-disturbance relation for electron position measurement, the measurement error must be the one that determines the uncertainty in the electron position just after the measurement. It is the resolution i.e., the measurement error of the post-measurement observable , not the precision i.e., that of the pre-measurement observable that determines the uncertainty of the observable . Therefore, Heisenberg's relation must be interpreted as one between the resolution and the disturbance . The magnitude of the disturbance is independent of the definition of the measurement value of the observable . Heisenberg's error-disturbance relation is proven to hold true in general, when the measurement value of is defined in order to minimize the resolution .
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@article{arxiv.1504.03779,
title = {Proof of Heisenberg's error-disturbance principle},
author = {Seiji Kosugi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.03779},
year = {2015}
}
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