Riot Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Is it true that if you can know all outcomes and directions of every atomic particle then you can "predict" the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 No. You would also have to know the speed in that direction, i.e. the velocity of each particle. Even this modified question would be irrelevant, since it is not possible to know these with precision for even a single particle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1123581321 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 the idea revolved around the thought that if you knew the position of every particle in the universe at any given time, you would be able to predict the future with precision. However the uncertainty principle unfortunately has the better of it and because of quantum physics we supposedly live in an uncertain universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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