https://github.com/lukeroantree4815162342/heisenpong

Pong, where the ball moves with a trajectory corresponding to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
https://github.com/lukeroantree4815162342/heisenpong

game kivy physics python quantum

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Pong, where the ball moves with a trajectory corresponding to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lukeroantree4815162342/heisenpong
• Owner: LukeRoantree4815162342
• Created: 2022-03-19T17:11:43.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-19T19:43:29.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-13T00:31:59.277Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: game, kivy, physics, python, quantum
• Language: Python
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• Size: 22.5 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# HeisenPong

Pong, but where the ball moves with a trajectory corresponding to the [Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle);

The uncertainty principle states that the more confident we are in a particles position, the less confident we can be in its momentum;

![Uncertainty Principle](Images/UncertPrinc.png)

x is position, p is momentum, and the h thing (h-bar) is a fixed, very small, constant.

For any large moving body, e.g. a car, this doesn't matter very much as we can still be confident in the car's position and momentum to within a tiny fraction of their values, so we don't even notice the effect. For much smaller things, e.g. an electron, this is much more important. 

I thought this effect could be explained reasonably well via pong, if it was played on an atomic scale, so hopefully this makes it clearer.

![Gameplay Example](Images/HeisenPong_Linux.png)

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### To Play:

player 1 moves paddle up/down with a/z

player 2 moves paddle up/down with k/m

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requires: python (version 3.6+), Kivy (```pip install kivy```)

### Run with ```python HeisenPong.py```

Enjoy!

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I used the Kivy example ['Pong'](https://kivy.org/doc/stable/tutorials/pong.html) code as a starting template.