Beyond the Boundary

There is a boundary to everything. Science which is thought to be the answer to the most obscure questions also has some limitations. We know about the uncertainty principle which marks one such boundary.

First when I read about it, as a child I absorbed this idea without slightest bit of resistance, but when I came across this theory again my mind seems to challenge the very nature of this principle.

So this is what I know...

We see objects around us because our retina perceives light that is reflected by an object. We use a similar principle while locating position of an electron. Photons that are emitted for this process have a particular wavelength. (The photons speed and its energy or else the wavelength of light used cause the uncertainty in position or momentum. I'm assuming that you know the dynamics of how this works.)

We are using optics for locating position of electron. Here the example depicts how our retina perceives light that is reflected by an object but think about a blind man he gets location of objects by touching or hearing or some other kinds of senses.

So can the electron "tell" it's location to us? I mean space itself is a fabric where objects can make depression. We recently came to know about gravitational waves produced by heavy planets and stars in the fabric of space. Can we not just detect such signals instead of first transmitting one which disturbs the electron system and then using the reflected signal to get information?

Electron has a magnetic field of its own due to spin. Can we not just detect it? I know that detection of such minute signals is not possible but some day if our technologies advance to such a level, will it still be impossible to determine position and momentum of an electron simultaneously?

So this is what I was thinking before my Chemistry Final Semester exams and this thought was apparently driving me crazy. After donating a complete day and that too a precious one I finally got an answer which helped me escape this stupid dilemma. I suppose you also want to know about it so here it is...

 

 

This solution never actually was enough to satisfy my curiosity but this was all I could get.

I know for certain that these questions are empty since my knowledge is limited and given this fact, raising any doubt about this theory is something out of my league.

I attempt to write about this with a hope that someone might answer back.