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THE Heisenberg principle states that δpδq˜h, where p and q are two canonical conjugates. Energy and time are such conjugates. For the quantum, E = hv and we have δ(hv)δt˜h or δvδt˜1 where t is the time the quantum has been travelling from its source. If x is the distance the quantum has travelled in time t, then δt = δx/c, where c is the velocity of light, so that δcδx˜c or δλδx˜λ2 since δv = cδλ/λ2, neglecting sign.
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JAUNCEY, G. Heisenberg's Indetermination Principle and the Quantum. Nature 124, 57 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124057a0
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