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Discuss the connection between zero-point energy of a particle in a box and the uncertainty principle

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In a quantum mechanical system such as the particle in a box or the quantum harmonic oscillator, the lowest possible energy is called the zero-point energy. According to classical physics, the kinetic energy of a particle ...

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