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== Wave Functions ==

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The [[Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle]] describes an inherent disorder in subatomic particles such as electrons. Their position is uncertain until observed, for example. The act of observing brings a type of order to the system which does not otherwise exist.

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This disorder may be what underlies an interpretation of the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]], or the impossibility perpetual motion machines. The disorder is not well-quantified.

== High Concentration of Mass ==

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