PIRSA:08090080

On the time-energy uncertainty relation

Uffink, J. (2008). On the time-energy uncertainty relation. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08090080

Uffink, Jos. On the time-energy uncertainty relation. Perimeter Institute, Sep. 30, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08090080 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08090080,
            doi = {10.48660/08090080},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08090080},
            author = {Uffink, Jos},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {On the time-energy uncertainty relation},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {sep},
            note = {PIRSA:08090080 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Jos Uffink Utrecht University

DOI 10.48660/08090080
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Abstract

In contrast to Heisenberg\'s position-momentum uncertainty relation, the status of the time-energy uncertainty relation has always remained dubious, For example, it is often said that \'time\' in quantum theory is not an observable and not represented by a self-adjoint operator. I will review the background of the problem and propose a view on the uncertainty relations in which the cases of position-momentum and time-energy can be treated in the same way.