Universal Journal of Physics and Application Vol. 3(1), pp. 1 - 10
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THE HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY RELATION DERIVED BY MULTIPLYING MATTER WAVELENGTH AND LIGHT WAVELENGTH

AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION: Chen T.

ABSTRACT

The solution (wave function) of Schrodinger's equation is used to describe the motion of a quantum. Max Born treated the square of the absolute value of the wave function as the probability of a quantum appearing at any given point. With this statistical interpretation of a wave function, the physical meaning of the whole quantum theory becomes clearer and more understandable. The development of wave function is based on the De Broglie's postulate: there is a matter wave related to an object. If wave functions can be explained with the statistical interpretation, then matter waves could similarly be explained with statiscal interpretation. This assumption is confirmed by deriving the Heisenburg uncertainty relation through mutilplying the matter wavelength of an object with the light wavelength of measuring medium. This new approach may offer another view to look at the reality of M. Born's statistical interpretation of the wave function solution of Schrodinger's equation.