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Is there a way to describe the connection between 'The Uncertainty Principle" and the "Observer Effect" in layman's terms without notation?

But wasn't Heisenberg behind both concepts at about the same time? ( I might have made an assumption because of that which would have been an error on my part.) Maybe that's why I couldn't explain the connection! THERE ISN'T ONE! 馃槅
Sicarium46-50, M
@puck61: Nah, Observer Principle has been formulated slowly over time, wasn't from Heisenberg.

For what it's worth, Heisenberg himself confused the two once or twice. Which is why the two get intermingled as often as they do.
@Sicarium: I'm glad you mentioned that Heisenberg confused the two. That makes me feel better! Thanks for the help.
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I'm no expert but. The uncertainty principle is I think that measuring one thing I.e. velocity changes its momentum so measuring one thing intrinsically changes another.
The observer effect is that by choosing to observe in a particular way changes how something not only behaves, but must have previously behaved it is about quantum stuff... i.e. I observe light from a distance galaxy it chooses to behave as though for light years previously it's been either a wave or a particle but only choosing due to my act of observation.
@Nunos50: That brushes against relativity doesn't it? Would gravitational waves be a good example of that? Like I said, I'm in relative preschool when it comes to this stuff. Just musing ...I'm ex blue collar with a GED.
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@puck61: I don't understand gravitational waves. We need my son he's a physics PhD!
I think physicists used 'gravitation waves' to determine the age of the universe. As far as I know, they are like a residual ripple from the big bang? Hell! I could be way off on this! I should just shut up!
Sicarium46-50, M
The two are confused for each other at times, but there's no direct link. At least not that I can come up with. Both can be true at the same time, observation can direct the outcome and there can be a disconnect between the accuracy of an observed position and momentum.

 
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