Bohr principle of complementarity

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• BOHR, NIELS HENRIK DAVID — (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel laureate. He was born in Copenhagen. His father was non Jewish, a professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, and his mother, née Ella Adler, belonged to a prominent Jewish banking family. He… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Complementarity (physics) — In physics, complementarity is a basic principle of quantum theory proposed by Niels Bohr, closely identified with the Copenhagen interpretation, and refers to effects such as the wave–particle duality. Just like the finitude of the speed of… …   Wikipedia

• Bohr, Niels — ▪ Danish physicist Introduction in full  Niels Henrik David Bohr  born Oct. 7, 1885, Copenhagen, Den. died Nov. 18, 1962, Copenhagen  Danish physicist who was the first to apply the quantum theory, which restricts the energy of a system to… …   Universalium

• Bohr–Einstein debates — The Bohr–Einstein debates is a popular name given to what was actually a series of epistemological challenges presented by Albert Einstein against what has come to be called the standard or Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. Since… …   Wikipedia

• Bohr , Niels Hendrik David — (1885–1962) Danish physicist Niels Bohr came from a very distinguished scientific family in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father, Christian, was professor of physiology at Copenhagen and his brother Harald was a mathematician of great distinction.… …   Scientists

• complementarity principle — Physics. the principle that experiments on physical systems of atomic size or smaller, as electrons or photons, can exhibit either particle or wave behavior but not both simultaneously. * * * ▪ physics       in physics, tenet that a complete… …   Universalium

• Niels Bohr — Born Niels Henrik David Bohr 7 October 1885(1885 10 07) Copenhagen, Denmark …   Wikipedia

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• Afshar experiment — The Afshar experiment is an optical experiment which may challenge the principle of complementarity in quantum mechanics, although there is as yet no consensus on this in physics. The result of the experiment, which was first devised and carried… …   Wikipedia

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