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Spring 2008
Friday, Feb. 22nd at 4:00pm in Kerchof Hall 317 (pizza arrives at 3:45)
Abstract:
The "uncertainty principle" arises in physics, signal processing and pure mathematics, and takes a number of forms. For example, a signal like a "sound wave" which is concentrated in time must have a spread-out frequency distribution. In quantum mechanics, confined position of a particle (probabilistically speaking) implies corresponding uncertainty about its momentum. This talk is about the underlying mathematics, some of which is surprisingly simple.
Student president: Andrew F. Lobb
Faculty organizer:
David Sherman
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