public override bool Measure(double angle)
{
if (!_angle.HasValue)
{
_angle = Env.RandomAngle();
}
var result = Env.MeasurePolarization(angle, _angle.Value);
if (result)
{
_angle = angle; // the polarization angle becomes equalt to the sensor
}
else
{
_angle = angle + Env.HalfPi; // the polarization angle becomes orthogonal to the sensor
}
// Wave function collapse
if (_entangledParticle != null)
{
// polarization of the entangled particle becomes orthogonal to our
_entangledParticle._angle = _angle + Env.HalfPi;
// superposition breaks down
_entangledParticle._entangledParticle = null;
_entangledParticle = null;
}
return(result);
}
public static (WFCParticle first, WFCParticle second) BurnPair(Env env)
{
var first = new WFCParticle(env);
var second = new WFCParticle(env);
first._entangledParticle = second;
second._entangledParticle = first;
return(first, second);
}
