The Most Misunderstood Idea In Quantum Mechanics

To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/FloatHeadPhysics . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. I thought I had a pretty good grasp about the uncertainty principle. But, I was wrong. In this video let's try to rediscover what the uncertainty principle is really about, intuitvely! Chapters: 00:00 Common explanation of the uncertainty principle 02:58 Wave-particle duality & quantum objects 05:40 Momentum of quantum objects 09:20 Simulations for quantum mechanics at Brilliant (ad) 10:31 Position of quantum objects 13:20 Building a quantum particle with perfect momentum 15:34 Rediscovering the uncertainty principle This video is sponsored by Brilliant