Spacetime symmetries and the uncertainty principle

Jan Hilgevoord; Jos Uffink

doi:10.1016/0920-5632(89)90447-7

Spacetime symmetries and the uncertainty principle

Jan Hilgevoord, Jos Uffink

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Uncertainty relations for position-momentum, time-energy, angle-angular momentum, are derived from the symmetry of a system under translations in space and time, and under spatial rotations. The relativistic extension of these relations is straightforward. The new measures of uncertainty which occur in these relations are directly observable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	246-248
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nuclear Physics B (Proceedings Supplements)
Volume	6
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-5632(89)90447-7
State	Published - Mar 1989
Externally published	Yes

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* One of the authors (J.U.) acknowledges support from the Netherlands Technology Foundation (STW).

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