Port the Gram matrix realization routine to Rust

Validate with the process inspection example tests, which print out
their results and optimization histories when run one at a time in
`--nocapture` mode.

app-proto/Cargo.toml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ default = ["console_error_panic_hook"]
 [dependencies]
 itertools = "0.13.0"
 js-sys = "0.3.70"
+lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 nalgebra = "0.33.0"
 rustc-hash = "2.0.0"
 slab = "0.4.9"

app-proto/run-examples

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# based on "Enabling print statements in Cargo tests", by Jon Almeida
+#
+#   https://jonalmeida.com/posts/2015/01/23/print-cargo/
+#
+
+cargo test -- --nocapture engine::tests::three_spheres_example
+cargo test -- --nocapture engine::tests::point_on_sphere_example

app-proto/src/engine.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-use nalgebra::DVector;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use nalgebra::{Const, DMatrix, DVector, Dyn};
+
+// --- elements ---
+
+pub fn point(x: f64, y: f64, z: f64) -> DVector<f64> {
+    DVector::from_column_slice(&[x, y, z, 0.5, 0.5*(x*x + y*y + z*z)])
+}
 
 // the sphere with the given center and radius, with inward-pointing normals
 pub fn sphere(center_x: f64, center_y: f64, center_z: f64, radius: f64) -> DVector<f64> {
@@ -24,4 +31,316 @@ pub fn sphere_with_offset(dir_x: f64, dir_y: f64, dir_z: f64, off: f64, curv: f6
         0.5 * curv,
         off * (1.0 + 0.5 * off * curv)
     ])
+}
+
+// --- partial matrices ---
+
+struct MatrixEntry {
+    index: (usize, usize),
+    val: f64
+}
+
+struct PartialMatrix(Vec<MatrixEntry>);
+
+impl PartialMatrix {
+    fn proj(&self, a: &DMatrix<f64>) -> DMatrix<f64> {
+        let mut result = DMatrix::<f64>::zeros(a.nrows(), a.ncols());
+        let PartialMatrix(entries) = self;
+        for ent in entries {
+            result[ent.index] = a[ent.index];
+        }
+        result
+    }
+    
+    fn sub_proj(&self, rhs: &DMatrix<f64>) -> DMatrix<f64> {
+        let mut result = DMatrix::<f64>::zeros(rhs.nrows(), rhs.ncols());
+        let PartialMatrix(entries) = self;
+        for ent in entries {
+            result[ent.index] = ent.val - rhs[ent.index];
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+// --- gram matrix realization ---
+
+// the Lorentz form
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref Q: DMatrix<f64> = DMatrix::from_row_slice(5, 5, &[
+        1.0, 0.0, 0.0,  0.0,  0.0,
+        0.0, 1.0, 0.0,  0.0,  0.0,
+        0.0, 0.0, 1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
+        0.0, 0.0, 0.0,  0.0, -2.0,
+        0.0, 0.0, 0.0, -2.0,  0.0
+    ]);
+}
+
+struct SearchState {
+    config: DMatrix<f64>,
+    err_proj: DMatrix<f64>,
+    loss: f64
+}
+
+impl SearchState {
+    fn from_config(gram: &PartialMatrix, config: DMatrix<f64>) -> SearchState {
+        let err_proj = gram.sub_proj(&(config.tr_mul(&*Q) * &config));
+        let loss = err_proj.norm_squared();
+        SearchState {
+            config: config,
+            err_proj: err_proj,
+            loss: loss
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn basis_matrix(index: (usize, usize), nrows: usize, ncols: usize) -> DMatrix<f64> {
+    let mut result = DMatrix::<f64>::zeros(nrows, ncols);
+    result[index] = 1.0;
+    result
+}
+
+// use backtracking line search to find a better configuration
+fn seek_better_config(
+    gram: &PartialMatrix,
+    state: &SearchState,
+    base_step: &DMatrix<f64>,
+    base_target_improvement: f64,
+    min_efficiency: f64,
+    backoff: f64,
+    max_backoff_steps: i32
+) -> Option<SearchState> {
+    let mut rate = 1.0;
+    for _ in 0..max_backoff_steps {
+        let trial_config = &state.config + rate * base_step;
+        let trial_state = SearchState::from_config(gram, trial_config);
+        let improvement = state.loss - trial_state.loss;
+        if improvement >= min_efficiency * rate * base_target_improvement {
+            return Some(trial_state);
+        }
+        rate *= backoff;
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+// seek a matrix `config` for which `config' * Q * config` matches the partial
+// matrix `gram`. use gradient descent starting from `guess`
+fn realize_gram(
+    gram: &PartialMatrix,
+    guess: DMatrix<f64>,
+    frozen: &[(usize, usize)],
+    scaled_tol: f64,
+    min_efficiency: f64,
+    backoff: f64,
+    reg_scale: f64,
+    max_descent_steps: i32,
+    max_backoff_steps: i32
+) -> (DMatrix<f64>, bool) {
+    // find the dimension of the search space
+    let element_dim = guess.nrows();
+    let assembly_dim = guess.ncols();
+    let total_dim = element_dim * assembly_dim;
+    
+    // scale the tolerance
+    let scale_adjustment = ((guess.ncols() - frozen.len()) as f64).sqrt();
+    let tol = scale_adjustment * scaled_tol;
+    
+    // convert the frozen indices to stacked format
+    let frozen_stacked: Vec<usize> = frozen.into_iter().map(
+        |index| index.1*element_dim + index.0
+    ).collect();
+    
+    // use Newton's method with backtracking and gradient descent backup
+    let mut state = SearchState::from_config(gram, guess);
+    for _ in 0..max_descent_steps {
+        // stop if the loss is tolerably low
+        println!("loss: {}", state.loss);
+        /*println!("projected error: {}", state.err_proj);*/
+        if state.loss < tol { break; }
+        
+        // find the negative gradient of the loss function
+        let neg_grad = 4.0 * &*Q * &state.config * &state.err_proj;
+        let mut neg_grad_stacked = neg_grad.clone().reshape_generic(Dyn(total_dim), Const::<1>);
+        
+        // find the negative Hessian of the loss function
+        let mut hess_cols = Vec::<DVector<f64>>::with_capacity(total_dim);
+        for col in 0..assembly_dim {
+            for row in 0..element_dim {
+                let index = (row, col);
+                let basis_mat = basis_matrix(index, element_dim, assembly_dim);
+                let neg_d_err =
+                    basis_mat.tr_mul(&*Q) * &state.config
+                    + state.config.tr_mul(&*Q) * &basis_mat;
+                let neg_d_err_proj = gram.proj(&neg_d_err);
+                let deriv_grad = 4.0 * &*Q * (
+                    -&basis_mat * &state.err_proj
+                    + &state.config * &neg_d_err_proj
+                );
+                hess_cols.push(deriv_grad.reshape_generic(Dyn(total_dim), Const::<1>));
+            }
+        }
+        let mut hess = DMatrix::from_columns(hess_cols.as_slice());
+        
+        // regularize the Hessian
+        let min_eigval = hess.symmetric_eigenvalues().min();
+        if min_eigval <= 0.0 {
+            hess -= reg_scale * min_eigval * DMatrix::identity(total_dim, total_dim);
+        }
+        
+        // project the negative gradient and negative Hessian onto the
+        // orthogonal complement of the frozen subspace
+        let zero_col = DVector::zeros(total_dim);
+        let zero_row = zero_col.transpose();
+        for &k in &frozen_stacked {
+            neg_grad_stacked[k] = 0.0;
+            hess.set_row(k, &zero_row);
+            hess.set_column(k, &zero_col);
+            hess[(k, k)] = 1.0;
+        }
+        
+        // compute the Newton step
+        let base_step_stacked = hess.cholesky().unwrap().solve(&neg_grad_stacked);
+        let base_step = base_step_stacked.reshape_generic(Dyn(element_dim), Dyn(assembly_dim));
+        
+        // use backtracking line search to find a better configuration
+        match seek_better_config(
+            gram, &state, &base_step, neg_grad.dot(&base_step),
+            min_efficiency, backoff, max_backoff_steps
+        ) {
+            Some(better_state) => state = better_state,
+            None => return (state.config, false)
+        };
+    }
+    (state.config, state.loss < tol)
+}
+
+// --- tests ---
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::f64;
+    
+    use super::*;
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn sub_proj_test() {
+        let target = PartialMatrix(vec![
+            MatrixEntry { index: (0, 0), val: 19.0 },
+            MatrixEntry { index: (0, 2), val: 39.0 },
+            MatrixEntry { index: (1, 1), val: 59.0 },
+            MatrixEntry { index: (1, 2), val: 69.0 }
+        ]);
+        let attempt = DMatrix::<f64>::from_row_slice(2, 3, &[
+            1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
+            4.0, 5.0, 6.0
+        ]);
+        let expected_result = DMatrix::<f64>::from_row_slice(2, 3, &[
+            18.0, 0.0, 36.0,
+            0.0, 54.0, 63.0
+        ]);
+        assert_eq!(target.sub_proj(&attempt), expected_result);
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn zero_loss_test() {
+        let gram = PartialMatrix({
+            let mut entries = Vec::<MatrixEntry>::new();
+            for j in 0..3 {
+                for k in 0..3 {
+                    entries.push(MatrixEntry {
+                        index: (j, k),
+                        val: if j == k { 1.0 } else { -1.0 }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            entries
+        });
+        let config = {
+            let a: f64 = 0.75_f64.sqrt();
+            DMatrix::from_columns(&[
+                sphere(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, a),
+                sphere(-0.5, a, 0.0, a),
+                sphere(-0.5, -a, 0.0, a)
+            ])
+        };
+        let state = SearchState::from_config(&gram, config);
+        assert!(state.loss.abs() < f64::EPSILON);
+    }
+    
+    // --- process inspection examples ---
+    
+    // these tests are meant for human inspection, not automated use. run them
+    // one at a time in `--nocapture` mode and read through the results and
+    // optimization histories that they print out. the `run-examples` script
+    // will run all of them
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn three_spheres_example() {
+        let gram = PartialMatrix({
+            let mut entries = Vec::<MatrixEntry>::new();
+            for j in 0..3 {
+                for k in 0..3 {
+                    entries.push(MatrixEntry {
+                        index: (j, k),
+                        val: if j == k { 1.0 } else { -1.0 }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            entries
+        });
+        let guess = {
+            let a: f64 = 0.75_f64.sqrt();
+            DMatrix::from_columns(&[
+                sphere(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                sphere(-0.5, a, 0.0, 1.0),
+                sphere(-0.5, -a, 0.0, 1.0)
+            ])
+        };
+        println!();
+        let (config, success) = realize_gram(
+            &gram, guess, &[],
+            1.0e-12, 0.5, 0.9, 1.1, 200, 110
+        );
+        print!("\nCompleted Gram matrix:{}", config.tr_mul(&*Q) * &config);
+        let final_state = SearchState::from_config(&gram, config);
+        if success {
+            println!("Target accuracy achieved!");
+        } else {
+            println!("Failed to reach target accuracy");
+        }
+        println!("Loss: {}", final_state.loss);
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn point_on_sphere_example() {
+        let gram = PartialMatrix({
+            let mut entries = Vec::<MatrixEntry>::new();
+            for j in 0..2 {
+                for k in 0..2 {
+                    entries.push(MatrixEntry {
+                        index: (j, k),
+                        val: if (j, k) == (1, 1) { 1.0 } else { 0.0 }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            entries
+        });
+        let guess = DMatrix::from_columns(&[
+            point(0.0, 0.0, 2.0),
+            sphere(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
+        ]);
+        println!();
+        let (config, success) = realize_gram(
+            &gram, guess, &[(3, 0)],
+            1.0e-12, 0.5, 0.9, 1.1, 200, 110
+        );
+        print!("\nCompleted Gram matrix:{}", config.tr_mul(&*Q) * &config);
+        print!("Configuration:{}", config);
+        let final_state = SearchState::from_config(&gram, config);
+        if success {
+            println!("Target accuracy achieved!");
+        } else {
+            println!("Failed to reach target accuracy");
+        }
+        println!("Loss: {}", final_state.loss);
+    }
 }