//chapter 5 //example 5.22 //Calculate minimum error in the energy //page 111-112 clear; clc; //given dT=2.5E-14; // in sec (average life time) h=6.63E-34; // in J-s (Planck'c constant) pi=3.14; // value of pi used in the solution e=1.6*1E-19; // in C (charge of electron) //calculate // Since dE*dt>=h/(4*pi) (uncertainty relation for energy) dE=h/(4*pi*dT); // calculation of minimum uncertainty in the energy printf('\nThe uncertainty in the energy of the photon is \tdE=%1.1E J',dE); dE=dE/e; //changing unit from J to eV printf('\n\t\t\t\t\t\t =%1.1E eV',dE);