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Can Quantum Mechanics Represent The Fact That An Electron Finds Itself Approximately In A Given Place And That It Moves Approximately With A Given Velocity, And Can We Make These Approximations So Close That They Do Not Cause Experimental Difficulties?

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Can Quantum Mechanics Represent The Fact That

Werner Heisenberg

Can Quantum Mechanics Represent The Fact That An Electron Finds Itself Approximately In A Given Place And That It Moves Approximately With A Given Velocity, And Can We Make These Approximations So Close That They Do Not Cause Experimental Difficulties?

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