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README:
- Neuer Einstieg mit vollständiger Dissertation-Referenz (Titel, TU Berlin 2016,
  DOI 10.14279/depositonce-5415, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Links zu Original-Java-Repo, sechel.de und linkedin.com/in/sechel
- Neuer Abschnitt "Ursprung & Danksagung" vor der Lizenz

doc/architecture/overall_pipeline.md:
- Neuer "Origin"-Abschnitt ganz oben mit vollständiger Quellenangabe
- Literaturabschnitt erweitert: Dissertation als "Primary source" hervorgehoben,
  Java-Original-Repo als direkter Port-Bezug dokumentiert

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# conformallab++ — Architecture & Pipeline
## Origin
conformallab++ is a C++ reimplementation of
[ConformalLab](https://github.com/varylab/conformallab),
the Java research library for discrete conformal geometry by
**Stefan Sechelmann** (TU Berlin, Institut für Mathematik,
SFB/Transregio 109 *Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics*).
The algorithmic foundation is his doctoral dissertation:
> Stefan Sechelmann —
> **Variational Methods for Discrete Surface Parameterization: Applications and Implementation**
> Doctoral thesis, Technische Universität Berlin, 2016.
> DOI: [10.14279/depositonce-5415](https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/items/8e2988b2-d991-45b5-aad5-9fb7988f3b2f) · CC BY-SA 4.0
The dissertation develops the variational framework for discrete conformal equivalence:
discrete uniformization of Riemann surfaces, cone metrics, period matrices, and
holonomy — all of which are directly implemented in this library.
Further links:
**Java original:** [github.com/varylab/conformallab](https://github.com/varylab/conformallab) ·
**Website:** [sechel.de](https://sechel.de/) ·
**LinkedIn:** [linkedin.com/in/sechel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sechel/)
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## Positioning
conformallab++ is a **specialised research library for discrete conformal geometry** on
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## Recommended reading
### Primary source — the dissertation this library implements
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|---|---|
| **Sechelmann***Variational Methods for Discrete Surface Parameterization: Applications and Implementation*, TU Berlin 2016 | The mathematical foundation of the entire library: discrete conformal equivalence, variational angle-sum functionals, Newton solver, uniformization, period matrices. DOI: [10.14279/depositonce-5415](https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/items/8e2988b2-d991-45b5-aad5-9fb7988f3b2f) |
| **Java original** — [github.com/varylab/conformallab](https://github.com/varylab/conformallab) | Reference implementation in Java — the direct source for all algorithms ported to C++ |
### Further references
| Source | Relevance in conformallab++ |
|--------|----------------------------|
| Springborn — *Ideal Hyperbolic Polyhedra and Discrete Uniformization* (2020) | HyperIdeal functional; ζ₁₃/ζ₁₄/ζ₁₅ in `hyper_ideal_geometry.hpp` |