Uncertainty principle in effect, but private sector helps surges amid pandemic

YES, the “uncertainty principle” is the theory of indeterminacy in the field of physics. It is also called the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, as established by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927. According to britannica.com, the uncertainty principle states that “the position and the velocity of an object cannot both be measured exactly, at the same time, even in theory.”

Also: “The complete rule stipulates that the product of the uncertainties in position and velocity is equal to or greater than a tiny physical quantity, or constant (h/(4π), where h is Planck’s constant, or about 6.6 × 10^-34 joule-second). Only for the exceedingly small masses of atoms and subatomic particles does the product of the uncertainties become significant.”