A Serious Man (2009): the Uncertainty Principle

The clip the Uncertainty Principle from A Serious Man (2009) with Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed

Uh, Dick Dutton. Columbia Record Club.
Not now.
Does he ever come to the phone?
If I came in, could...
Well, how about at Rabbi Marshak's convenience?
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
Well, could I give you my number at the Jolly Roger?
X squared, so that delta X equals
the square root of .077 A squared minus zero,
from which we derive the square root of. 077 A squared.
And also, the uncertainty
in P is equal to the square root of bracket P squared
minus bracket P squared,
which also equals the square root of H over A squared.
Which lets us delta X, delta P
equals the square root of. 077 A squared,
H over A squared, and 1.74 H bar.
Okay?
The Uncertainty Principle.
It proves we can't ever really know
what's going on.
But even though you can't figure anything out,
you will be responsible for it on the mid-term.
Did you follow that?
Of course.
Except that I know what's going on.
How do you explain?
Well, it might be that in, you know, in olam ha-ba...
Excuse me, not the point. In this world, Larry.
Now I'll concede that it's subtle, it's clever.
But at the end of the day, is it convincing?
Well, yes, it's convincing.
It's a proof. It's mathematics.
No, excuse me. Mathematics is the art of the possible.
I don't think so.
The art of the possible, that's...
I can't remember. Something else.
I'm a serious man, Larry.

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