Quantum Limits in Nanomechanical Systems

Elias P. Gyftopoulos

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Quantum Limits in Nanomechanical Systems

Elias P. Gyftopoulos

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In two articles, the authors claim that the Heisenberg uncertainty principle limits the precision of simultaneous measurements of the position and velocity of a particle and refer to experimental evidence that supports their claim. It is true that ever since the inception of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty relation that corresponds to a pair of observables represented by non-commuting operators is interpreted by many scientists and engineers, including Heisenberg himself, as a limitation on the accuracy with which observables can be measured. However, such a limitation cannot be deduced from the postulates and theorems of quantum thermodynamics.

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Elias P. Gyftopoulos. 2007-07-11. Quantum Limits in Nanomechanical Systems. https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1638

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