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Time-Energy Uncertainty Relation

Relates the uncertainty in energy to the uncertainty in time, crucial for understanding quantum phenomena.
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The statement of the theorem

The energy-time uncertainty relation is derived from the commutator of the Hamiltonian H^\hat{H} and an observable A^\hat{A}: ΔEΔt≥12∣⟨[H^,A^]⟩∣\Delta E \Delta t \ge \frac{1}{2} | \langle [\hat{H}, \hat{A}] \rangle | In the context of virtual particles, this relation dictates the minimum time Δt\Delta t required for a process involving an energy uncertainty ΔE\Delta E, leading to the virtual particle propagator 1/(p2−m2+iϵ)1/(p^2 - m^2 + i\epsilon).
Source: Wikipedia