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Tarik Moussa ea5f01d73d feat(euclidean): block-FD edge-DOF Hessian → cyclic Newton + Java convergence oracle
Implements the edge-DOF (cyclic) Euclidean Hessian, unblocking the full cyclic
Newton solve, and enables the Java EuclideanCyclicConvergenceTest cross-validation.

- euclidean_hessian.hpp: `euclidean_hessian_block_fd` / `_sym` — per-face 6×6
  block FD over (u1,u2,u3,λ12,λ23,λ31), mirroring hyper_ideal_hessian_block_fd.
  Per-face outputs carry the gradient signs (−α vertex, +α_opp edge), so the
  result equals ∂G/∂x by construction (locality lemma). Analytic vertex-only
  cotangent Hessian unchanged (still used for vertex-only layouts).
- newton_solver.hpp: newton_euclidean routes cyclic layouts (edge DOFs present)
  through the block-FD Hessian; vertex-only path unchanged.
- tests:
  * CyclicCircularEdge_CatHead_JavaXVal (now GREEN) — prescribe φ=π−0.1 on one
    interior edge, solve, assert realised α_opp+α_opp = π−0.1 @1e-9.
  * CyclicCircularEdge_PhiEntersGradient_CatHead — solver-free φ-wiring check.
  * CyclicHessian_BlockFD_MatchesGradientFD_Tetrahedron — Hessian correctness.

243/243 cgal tests pass; vertex-only Euclidean Newton unaffected.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-30 17:32:02 +02:00
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Reviewer meeting materials

A single landing page for the three documents associated with an external-reviewer meeting. The materials are written for a peer who actively publishes in discrete differential geometry — specifically the decorated-DCE / Penner-coordinates / hyperideal-polyhedra / canonical-tessellations research line — and who would potentially use conformallab++ as numerical infrastructure for their own future experiments.

Document Audience Purpose
briefing.md the reviewer one-page orientation: what the project is, where to look first, what we want from them
questions.md the reviewer the 5 concrete decisions we want their opinion on (skim before the meeting)
agenda.md me my own meeting playbook: timing, order, the "no" question, post-meeting memo template

After the meeting, a fourth file 2026-XX-XX-meeting-notes.md should land here too — the memo template at the bottom of agenda.md is the suggested structure.

When to send to the reviewer

  • briefing.md + questions.md: as part of the meeting-confirmation email, ~5 business days before the meeting. Subject line: "Pre-read for our conformallab++ chat (~15 min)".
  • agenda.md: never send. This is internal scaffolding.

Hub-Page durability

The reviewer hub HTML at https://tmoussa.codeberg.page/ConformalLabpp/ is published from doc/reviewer/hub.html in the repo (not from a detached preview branch). This means:

  • Merging any of the open PRs into main triggers .gitea/workflows/doxygen-pages.yml which republishes the hub alongside fresh Doxygen HTML — the reviewer URL stays live across merges with no manual intervention.
  • The hub is source-controlled, so changes are reviewable via PR like any other doc, and old versions live in git history.
  • The original Doxygen index moves to /doxygen.html whenever the hub override is active; both are reachable from the hub itself.