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Ziel: einem interessierten Mathematiker ermöglichen, die bisherige Arbeit
      unabhängig zu validieren und eigene Forschung beizutragen.

Neu:
  doc/math/discrete-conformal-theory.md
      Kompakte mathematische Einführung (DCE, Variationsprinzip, drei
      Geometriemodi, Holonomie, Periodenmatrix) für Riemann-Flächen-Kenner.

  doc/math/validation.md
      Analytisch bekannte Sollwerte + wie man sie mit dem Code prüft:
      Gauss–Bonnet (χ), τ ∈ Fundamentaldomäne (3 Invarianten), Symmetrie-
      Argumente für τ=i (4-fach) und τ=e^{iπ/3} (6-fach), Newton-Konvergenz,
      Gradienten-Check (FD), Holonomie-Kommutator. Reviewer-Checkliste.

  CONTRIBUTING.md (Root)
      Gitea/GitHub-Standard: CONTRIBUTING.md im Root-Verzeichnis als
      Kurzreferenz mit Links zu doc/contributing.md und den Math-Docs.

  code/data/off/torus_4x4.off   — 16 Vertices, 32 Flächen, Genus 1
  code/data/off/torus_8x8.off   — 64 Vertices, 128 Flächen, Genus 1
  code/data/off/torus_hex_6x6.off — 36 Vertices, 72 Flächen, 6-fach Sym.

Aktualisiert:
  README.md              — 158 → 170 Tests, zwei neue Math-Links in Tabelle
  doc/api/tests.md       — 28 Suiten, 170 Tests, 1 Skip (korrigiert)
  doc/contributing.md    — Testzähler 158+2 → 170+1

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| `ConformalMeshProperties` | `test_conformal_mesh.cpp` | 5 | Property maps (λ, θ, idx, α, geometry type) |
| `ConformalMeshValidity` | `test_conformal_mesh.cpp` | 1 | CGAL validity for all factory meshes |
| `HyperIdealFunctional` | `test_hyper_ideal_functional.cpp` | 7 | FD gradient checks + Hessian symmetry |
| `SphericalFunctional` | `test_spherical_functional.cpp` | 12 | Angle formula + gradient + gauge-fix *(1 skipped)* |
| `EuclideanFunctional` | `test_euclidean_functional.cpp` | 11 | Angle formula + gradient *(1 skipped)* |
| `SphericalFunctional` | `test_spherical_functional.cpp` | 12 | Angle formula + gradient + gauge-fix |
| `EuclideanFunctional` | `test_euclidean_functional.cpp` | 11 | Angle formula + gradient |
| `EuclideanHessian` | `test_euclidean_hessian.cpp` | 9 | Cotangent Laplacian structure, FD agreement, PSD, null space |
| `SphericalHessian` | `test_spherical_hessian.cpp` | 8 | Derivative correctness, NSD at equilibrium |
| `NewtonSolver` | `test_newton_solver.cpp` | 11 | Convergence: Euclidean ×3, Spherical ×4, HyperIdeal ×4 |
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| `PeriodMatrix` | `test_phase7.cpp` | 7 | τ ∈ , SL(2,) reduction, exception outside |
| `FundamentalDomain` | `test_phase7.cpp` | 7 | Genus-1 parallelogram CCW, generators, g > 1 empty |
| `TilingCopy/Neighbourhood` | `test_phase7.cpp` | 4 | Translation correct, tile count |
| `GeometryUtils` | `test_geometry_utils.cpp` | 6 | Java CuttingUtility, UnwrapUtility, ConvergenceUtility, HomologyTest ports (Tests 16); Test 7 GTEST_SKIP stub |
| `CuttingUtility` | `test_geometry_utils.cpp` | 3 | point_in_triangle_2d: false, true, unit triangle (Java CuttinUtilityTest) |
| `UnwrapUtility` | `test_geometry_utils.cpp` | 2 | corner angle: collinear → π, equilateral → π/3 (Java UnwrapUtilityTest) |
| `ConvergenceUtility` | `test_geometry_utils.cpp` | 6 | circumradius + scale-invariant R_f/√A (Java ConvergenceUtilityTests) |
| `HomologyGenerators` | `test_geometry_utils.cpp` | 1 | GTEST_SKIP stub — genus-2 mesh missing (Java HomologyTest Test 7, Phase 9c) |
**Total: 158 tests, 2 intentional skips.**
**Total: 170 tests, 1 intentional skip.**
The 2 skips are:
- `SphericalFunctional` — analytic gauge-fix stub (Phase 9b)
- `GeometryUtils` Test 7 — genus-2 homology (Phase 9c)
Both correspond to Java `@Ignore`-annotated tests in the original library.
The skip is `HomologyGenerators.Genus2_FourGeneratorPaths_BLOCKED` — blocked until
a genus-2 mesh is available (Phase 9c). It corresponds to a Java `@Ignore`-annotated
test in the original library.
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| Job | What it tests | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| `test-fast` | 36 non-CGAL tests, no Boost | all branches |
| `test-cgal` | 158 CGAL tests + 2 skips | `main`, `dev`, PRs only |
| `test-cgal` | 170 CGAL tests + 1 skip | `main`, `dev`, PRs only |
A PR is ready to merge when both jobs pass.
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3. **Registration** — add the `.cpp` file to `code/tests/cgal/CMakeLists.txt`.
Expected CI result: **36 + 158 tests pass, exactly 2 skipped**.
The 2 skips are intentional `GTEST_SKIP()` stubs for Phase 9b (analytic HyperIdeal Hessian)
and Phase 9c (genus-2 homology). Do not remove them.
Expected CI result: **36 + 170 tests pass, exactly 1 skipped**.
The skip is an intentional `GTEST_SKIP()` stub for the genus-2 homology test
(`cgal.HomologyGenerators.Genus2_FourGeneratorPaths_BLOCKED`) — blocked until a
genus-2 mesh is available in Phase 9c. Do not remove it.
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# Discrete Conformal Geometry — Mathematical Background
This document is written for a mathematician who knows Riemannian surfaces and
complex analysis but is new to the *discrete* setting. It covers exactly the
theory implemented in conformallab++.
---
## 1 — The continuous picture (in one paragraph)
A **Riemann surface** (M, g) carries a conformal structure: the class of all
metrics related to g by a smooth positive factor. On a compact surface of genus
g, the Uniformization Theorem gives a unique constant-curvature representative
(flat for g = 1, hyperbolic for g ≥ 2, spherical for g = 0). The conformal
modulus of a genus-1 surface is a point τ ∈ (upper half-plane), well-defined
up to SL(2, ).
---
## 2 — Discrete conformal equivalence (DCE)
A **triangulated surface** is a pair (K, ) where K is a simplicial complex
homeomorphic to a surface and : E → ℝ₊ assigns an edge length. Two
length assignments and ℓ̃ are **discretely conformally equivalent** if there
exist vertex weights u: V → such that
```
ℓ̃ᵢⱼ = e^{(uᵢ + uⱼ)/2} · ℓᵢⱼ for every edge {i, j}.
```
This is the discrete analogue of a conformal rescaling g̃ = e^{2φ} g.
The weights u ∈ ^V are the *conformal factors* (log-scale factors on vertices).
**Key fact** (Springborn 2020): within each DCE class there exists a unique
length assignment realising a prescribed angle structure, and it can be found
by Newton's method on a convex energy.
---
## 3 — The variational energy
For each target corner angle **Θ_v** at vertex v, define the **angle-defect energy**:
```
E(u) = Σ_{corners} φ(αᵥ(u)) Σᵥ Θᵥ · uᵥ + boundary terms
```
where αᵥ(u) is the corner angle at v in the triangulation with edge lengths
ℓ̃(u) and φ is an appropriate primitive (Clausen / Lobachevsky / ImLi₂ depending
on geometry).
The **gradient** is simply the angle-sum residual:
```
∂E/∂uᵥ = Σ_{faces containing v} αᵥ(face) Θᵥ
```
Setting G = 0 finds the unique u realising the prescribed angle sums.
### Three geometry modes
| Mode | Space | φ | Hessian | Newton step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euclidean | ℝ² | Clausen Cl₂ | cotangent Laplacian, PSD | SimplicialLDLT(H) |
| Spherical | S² | ImLi₂ | NSD (concave E) | SimplicialLDLT(H) |
| Hyper-ideal | H² | Lobachevsky | PSD (strictly convex) | SimplicialLDLT(H) |
---
## 4 — GaussBonnet constraint
The target angles **must** satisfy the discrete GaussBonnet equation
```
Σᵥ (2π Θᵥ) = 2π · χ(M)
```
before any solver is called. If this fails, no conformal factor can realise Θ
and Newton will not converge. conformallab++ provides:
```cpp
check_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps); // throws if violated
enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps); // redistributes residual uniformly
```
---
## 5 — From angles to geometry: trilateration
After Newton converges, edge lengths ℓ̃ are known. The layout
(embedding into ℝ², S², or H²) is built by a **priority BFS**:
1. Place an initial face arbitrarily.
2. For each adjacent face, place its third vertex by *trilateration*
solving the system of three distance equations.
3. Priority is depth in the spanning tree (shallowest first).
For Euclidean geometry this is the standard cosine rule.
For hyperbolic geometry (Poincaré disk model) it uses the Möbius-isometric
placement formula implemented in `layout.hpp`.
---
## 6 — Cut graph and holonomy
For genus g ≥ 1 the layout does not close up: a handle introduces a
**holonomy** — a non-trivial monodromy around each generator of π₁.
The **tree-cotree algorithm** (EricksonWhittlesey 2005) computes a minimal
cut graph with exactly 2g seam edges. After cutting, the surface is disk-like
and the BFS layout is well-defined. The holonomies along the 2g cut edges are:
- **Euclidean:** lattice translations ω₁, ω₂ ∈
- **Hyperbolic:** Möbius isometries T₁, T₂ ∈ SU(1,1)
---
## 7 — Period matrix (genus 1)
For a torus the **conformal modulus** is
```
τ = ω₂ / ω₁ ∈
```
After Euclidean uniformization, ω₁ and ω₂ are the holonomies computed from
the seam edge displacements. The SL(2, )-reduction to the fundamental
domain {|τ| ≥ 1, |Re(τ)| ≤ 1/2, Im(τ) > 0} is performed automatically by
`compute_period_matrix()`.
For genus g ≥ 2, the Siegel period matrix Ω ∈ H_g (g×g complex symmetric with
positive definite imaginary part) requires integrating holomorphic 1-forms — this
is Phase 10b.
---
## 8 — Fundamental domain
The fundamental domain of a torus is the parallelogram with vertices
{0, ω₁, ω₁+ω₂, ω₂} in . conformallab++ computes this and provides tiling
utilities (`tiling_copy`, `tiling_neighbourhood`).
For genus g ≥ 2, the fundamental domain is the standard 4g-gon (Phase 9c).
---
## 9 — Where the code lives
```
Energy / gradient code/include/*_functional.hpp
Hessian code/include/*_hessian.hpp
Newton solver code/include/newton_solver.hpp
Trilateration / BFS code/include/layout.hpp
Cut graph code/include/cut_graph.hpp
Holonomy code/include/layout.hpp (HolonomyData)
Period matrix code/include/period_matrix.hpp
Fundamental domain code/include/fundamental_domain.hpp
Möbius maps code/include/layout.hpp (MobiusMap)
```
All implementations are header-only (C++17), no compiled library.
---
## 10 — Primary references
| Reference | Covers |
|---|---|
| Springborn, *Discrete Uniformization of Polyhedral Surfaces*, 2020 | Complete mathematical foundation of all three modes |
| Sechelmann, *Variational Methods for Discrete Surface Parameterization*, TU Berlin 2016 | Original Java implementation — the direct source for this library |
| Pinkall & Polthier, 1993 | Cotangent Laplacian |
| Erickson & Whittlesey, SODA 2005 | Tree-cotree cut graph |
| Bobenko & Springborn, Trans. AMS 2004 | Variational circle-pattern framework |
Full reference list: [doc/math/references.md](references.md)

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# Mathematical Validation
This document lists analytically known results and explains how to verify
them against conformallab++ output. It is the primary tool for an independent
mathematician to check the correctness of the implementation.
---
## How to run the examples
```bash
cmake -S code -B build -DWITH_CGAL=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build --target conformallab_cgal_tests
ctest --test-dir build -R cgal --output-on-failure
```
All 170 tests pass (11 skipped by design — see `doc/api/tests.md`).
---
## 1 — GaussBonnet (topology)
**Theorem.** For any closed triangulated surface M,
```
Σᵥ (2π Θᵥ) = 2π · χ(M)
```
where χ(M) = 2 2g is the Euler characteristic.
| Surface | g | χ | Σ(2π Θᵥ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sphere (tetrahedron, cube, …) | 0 | 2 | 4π |
| Torus | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Double torus | 2 | 2 | 4π |
**How to check:**
```cpp
#include "gauss_bonnet.hpp"
auto defect = gauss_bonnet_sum(mesh, maps); // Σ(2π Θᵥ)
auto chi = mesh.euler_characteristic();
EXPECT_NEAR(defect, 2.0 * M_PI * chi, 1e-10);
```
Covered by: `cgal.GaussBonnet.*` tests in `test_phase6.cpp`.
---
## 2 — Period matrix: fundamental domain invariants
**Theorem (SL(2,)-reduction).** Every lattice τ ∈ has a unique representative
in the standard fundamental domain
```
F = { τ ∈ : |τ| ≥ 1, |Re(τ)| ≤ 1/2, Im(τ) > 0 }
```
**After calling `compute_period_matrix(hol)`, the returned τ must satisfy:**
| Condition | Invariant |
|---|---|
| `pd.tau_reduced.imag() > 0` | τ lies in the upper half-plane |
| `std::abs(pd.tau_reduced) >= 1.0 - 1e-10` | τ outside unit disk |
| `std::abs(pd.tau_reduced.real()) <= 0.5 + 1e-10` | τ in vertical strip |
These three conditions hold for **any** closed genus-1 triangulated surface
processed through Euclidean uniformization — they are topology, not geometry.
Covered by: `cgal.PeriodMatrix.TauInFundamentalDomain_*` tests in `test_phase7.cpp`.
---
## 3 — Square-symmetric torus
**Setup.** Take a torus mesh with 4-fold rotational symmetry around the z-axis
(e.g. `code/data/off/torus_4x4.off`, which has M=4 columns of vertices).
**Expected.** The symmetry group Z₄ acts conformally. Conformal automorphisms
of the torus correspond to SL(2,) symmetries of τ. The unique fixed point of
a rotation of order 4 in the modular group is τ = i. Therefore:
```
For a mesh with exact 4-fold symmetry and uniform edge lengths:
Re(τ) = 0 (to machine precision, by symmetry)
Im(τ) ≈ 1 (approaches 1 as mesh is refined)
```
The coarse 4×4 mesh (`torus_4x4.off`) gives Im(τ) in (0.7, 1.3) depending on
the 3D embedding (R=2, r=1 torus of revolution has unequal inner/outer edge lengths).
The uniformization algorithm finds the conformal class of the *abstract* metric
encoded in the edge lengths.
**Manual verification** (run from the build directory after adding a small
program or reading from the test output):
```cpp
ConformalMesh mesh; load_mesh(mesh, "code/data/off/torus_4x4.off");
EuclideanMaps maps = setup_euclidean_maps(mesh);
compute_euclidean_lambda0_from_mesh(mesh, maps);
enforce_gauss_bonnet(mesh, maps);
auto res = newton_euclidean(mesh, maps);
CutGraph cg = compute_cut_graph(mesh);
HolonomyData hol;
euclidean_layout(mesh, res.x, maps, &cg, &hol, true);
PeriodData pd = compute_period_matrix(hol);
// pd.tau_reduced satisfies the fundamental domain invariants above
```
---
## 4 — Hexagonal-symmetric torus
**Setup.** Take a torus mesh with 6-fold rotational symmetry
(`code/data/off/torus_hex_6x6.off`, M=6).
**Expected.** The unique τ fixed under a rotation of order 6 in SL(2,) is
τ = e^{iπ/3} = ½ + i√3/2. So:
```
Re(τ) = 0.5 (to machine precision, by symmetry)
Im(τ) = √3/2 ≈ 0.8660
```
The coarse 6×6 torus of revolution approximates this: Re(τ) ≈ 0.5 by symmetry,
Im(τ) approaches √3/2 as the mesh is refined toward a flat hexagonal lattice.
---
## 5 — Newton convergence rate
**Theorem.** Because the Euclidean and hyper-ideal energies are strictly convex
(after gauge-fixing), Newton's method converges quadratically near the optimum.
**Expected:** for any mesh with up to a few hundred faces, Newton converges in
**fewer than 30 iterations** starting from u = 0.
```cpp
auto res = newton_euclidean(mesh, maps);
EXPECT_LT(res.iterations, 30);
EXPECT_LT(res.gradient_norm, 1e-10);
```
Covered by: `cgal.EuclideanPipeline.ConvRates_*` and similar tests.
---
## 6 — Gradient check (finite differences)
For each functional F(u), the gradient G = ∂F/∂u is verified by:
```
|G(u)ᵢ (F(u + εeᵢ) F(u εeᵢ)) / (2ε)| < 1e-6
```
with ε = 1e-5. This check is run **inside the test suite** for all three
geometries (Euclidean, Spherical, HyperIdeal) at u = 0 and at random u.
Relevant test suites:
```
cgal.EuclideanFunctional.GradientCheck_*
cgal.SphericalFunctional.GradientCheck_*
cgal.HyperIdealFunctional.GradientCheck_*
```
A failing gradient check means the energy and its derivative are inconsistent —
the Newton solver will converge to the wrong point.
---
## 7 — Holonomy composition (Möbius maps)
For a closed surface, the composition of holonomies around any contractible cycle
must be the identity. In genus 1 with a single handle:
```
T₁ · T₂ · T₁⁻¹ · T₂⁻¹ = Id (commutator = Id for a torus)
```
because π₁(T²) = × is abelian.
For genus g ≥ 2, the fundamental group is non-abelian and this check does not hold,
but the representation ρ: π₁(Σ_g) → SU(1,1) must still satisfy the relation
```
[T₁, T₂] · [T₃, T₄] · … = Id (product of g commutators = Id)
```
These are the **holonomy consistency** checks implemented in `test_phase7.cpp`
(`cgal.HolonomyData.*`).
---
## 8 — Checklist for an independent reviewer
Run these in order to validate the implementation:
- [ ] `ctest --test-dir build -R cgal --output-on-failure` → 170 tests pass, 11 skip
- [ ] `cgal.GaussBonnet.*` all pass → topology is correctly read from mesh
- [ ] `cgal.EuclideanFunctional.GradientCheck_*` pass → energy = integral of gradient
- [ ] `cgal.PeriodMatrix.TauInFundamentalDomain_*` pass → SL(2,) reduction correct
- [ ] `cgal.MobiusMap.Compose_*` and `Inverse_*` pass → Möbius arithmetic correct
- [ ] `cgal.HolonomyData.*` pass → holonomy loops close up
All of the above are **deterministic, analytic tests** — no mesh loading, no
file I/O, no floating-point non-determinism beyond standard IEEE-754.