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H. V. STOPES-ROE agrees with my criticism that the application of the resolution-power formula to the uncertainty principle is irrelevant. His letter conveys the impression, however, that I have concerned myself with out-of-date matter and that the position is quite satisfactory in the new wave-particle theory. I wish to make it clear that my criticism was levelled at an application which is generally accepted throughout the science as sound, and which frequently appears in text-books side by side with analysis similar to that sketched out by Mr. Stopes-Roe. Although the new theory has gone from strength to strength since its introduction by de Broglie and others, I find it impossible to accept, and I am sure many must share my difficulties. The wave-particle duality is disturbing enough; but even more so is the incomprehensible duality of quantum theory logic.
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COWLEY, W. The Uncertainty Principle. Nature 164, 246 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164246a0
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