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Charlie Eppes:
There's something else that has to be considered. Don Eppes:
Like what? Charlie Eppes:
Heisenbergs-uncertainty-principal/" class="search-link">Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Heisenberg noted that the act of observation will effect the observed; in other words, when you watch something, you change it, and uh, uh, for example, an electron, you know, you can't really measure it without bumping into it in some small way. Any physical act of observation requires interaction with a form of energy, like light, and That will change the nature of the electron, its path of travel. Don Eppes:
Hold on. You know I got, like, a C in physics, so just take me through how this relates to the case. Charlie Eppes:
Don, you've observed the robbers. They know it. That will change their actions
There's something else that has to be considered. Don Eppes:
Like what? Charlie Eppes:
Heisenbergs-uncertainty-principal/" class="search-link">Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Heisenberg noted that the act of observation will effect the observed; in other words, when you watch something, you change it, and uh, uh, for example, an electron, you know, you can't really measure it without bumping into it in some small way. Any physical act of observation requires interaction with a form of energy, like light, and That will change the nature of the electron, its path of travel. Don Eppes:
Hold on. You know I got, like, a C in physics, so just take me through how this relates to the case. Charlie Eppes:
Don, you've observed the robbers. They know it. That will change their actions
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It's not that easy
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because uh
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there's something else that has to be considered
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Like what
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
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Heisenberg noted that the uh the act
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of observation will affect the observed
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In other words when you watch something you change it
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And uh for example like an electron
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You know you can't really measure it
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without bumping into it in some small way
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Any physical act of observation
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requires interaction with a form of energy
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like light and that will change
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the nature of the electron its path of travel
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All right all right hold on hold on
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You know I got like a C in physics
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so just take me through
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how this relates to the case
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Don you've observed the robbers
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They know it that will change their actions
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Movie Summary
Working for the F.B.I., a mathematician uses equations to help solve various crimes.
