How can we overcome Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle?
It cannot be overcome. Most people do not realise that the HUP is derived from pure mathematics, it is then applied to real systems. The HUP gives the minimum uncertainty in measuring two variables. In practice it is not always possible to reach this level in experiments. With improved technique we may be able to reach the minimum uncertainty predicted by the principle, but the HUP itself can never be overcome. See my other answer: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/97062 EDIT: As pointed out in the comments my answer is not quite clear (bit of a rush job!). I’m not saying that we cannot record experiments with uncertainty less than that predicted. What I’m trying to say is that even if we do then this does not show the HUP is wrong, rather that it should not have been applied to real systems, but as an equation derived from pure maths it would still be correct.
The problem is not with the Uncertainty principle but with Quantum Mechanics itself. The very definition of the Quantum world; probability, produces the uncertainty principle as one is not certain of the the position of the electron. Personally i believe and have worked on electron properties showing a predictable electron orbital, not an electron cloud, however this is not documented. The current view is that the uncertainty principle cannot be overcome because Quantum Mechanics is the study of electron probable locations. Quantum Mechanics has to be re-worked from the ground up to get rid of the uncertainty principle.
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