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//! Rotor operations for rotations and reflections
use crate::{Bivector, Multivector, Vector};
/// Rotor in a Clifford algebra (even-grade multivector with unit norm)
pub struct Rotor<const P: usize, const Q: usize, const R: usize> {
multivector: Multivector<P, Q, R>,
}
impl<const P: usize, const Q: usize, const R: usize> Rotor<P, Q, R> {
/// Create a rotor from a bivector using exponential map
///
/// For a bivector B representing a plane and angle θ,
/// the rotor R = exp(-B*θ/2) performs a right-handed rotation by angle θ in that plane.
///
/// The negative sign ensures the rotation follows the right-hand rule convention:
/// when the thumb points in the direction of the bivector orientation,
/// the fingers curl in the direction of positive rotation.
pub fn from_bivector(bivector: &Bivector<P, Q, R>, angle: f64) -> Self {
let half_angle_bivector = &bivector.mv * (-angle / 2.0); // Negative for right-handed rotation
let rotor = half_angle_bivector.exp();
Self {
multivector: rotor.normalize().unwrap_or(Multivector::scalar(1.0)),
}
}
/// Create a rotor from a raw multivector bivector
///
/// Similar to `from_bivector` but accepts a raw `Multivector` representing a bivector.
/// Uses the same right-handed rotation convention.
pub fn from_multivector_bivector(bivector: &Multivector<P, Q, R>, angle: f64) -> Self {
let half_angle_bivector = bivector * (-angle / 2.0); // Negative for right-handed rotation
let rotor = half_angle_bivector.exp();
Self {
multivector: rotor.normalize().unwrap_or(Multivector::scalar(1.0)),
}
}
/// Apply rotor to transform a multivector: R * v * R†
pub fn apply(&self, v: &Multivector<P, Q, R>) -> Multivector<P, Q, R> {
let r_dagger = self.multivector.reverse();
self.multivector
.geometric_product(v)
.geometric_product(&r_dagger)
}
/// Get the underlying multivector
pub fn as_multivector(&self) -> &Multivector<P, Q, R> {
&self.multivector
}
/// Compose two rotors (multiply them)
pub fn compose(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
let composed = self.multivector.geometric_product(&other.multivector);
Self {
multivector: composed.normalize().unwrap_or(Multivector::scalar(1.0)),
}
}
/// Get the inverse rotor (reverses the rotation)
pub fn inverse(&self) -> Self {
Self {
multivector: self.multivector.reverse(),
}
}
/// Create identity rotor
pub fn identity() -> Self {
Self {
multivector: Multivector::scalar(1.0),
}
}
/// Get the magnitude of the rotor
pub fn magnitude(&self) -> f64 {
self.multivector.norm()
}
/// Get scalar part of the rotor
pub fn scalar_part(&self) -> f64 {
self.multivector.scalar_part()
}
/// Get bivector part of the rotor
pub fn bivector_part(&self) -> Bivector<P, Q, R> {
self.multivector.bivector_type()
}
/// Get coefficients as slice
pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[f64] {
self.multivector.as_slice()
}
/// Apply rotor to a Vector
pub fn apply_to_vector(&self, v: &Vector<P, Q, R>) -> Vector<P, Q, R> {
let result = self.apply(&v.mv);
Vector::from_multivector(&result)
}
/// Geometric product with another rotor
pub fn geometric_product(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
self.compose(other)
}
/// Create rotor from vectors (typed version)
pub fn from_vectors(a: &Vector<P, Q, R>, b: &Vector<P, Q, R>) -> Option<Self> {
Self::from_vectors_mv(&a.mv, &b.mv)
}
/// Create rotor from vectors (multivector version)
pub fn from_vectors_mv(a: &Multivector<P, Q, R>, b: &Multivector<P, Q, R>) -> Option<Self> {
let a_norm = a.normalize()?;
let b_norm = b.normalize()?;
// R = (1 + b*a) / |1 + b*a|
let ba = b_norm.geometric_product(&a_norm);
let rotor_unnorm = Multivector::scalar(1.0) + ba;
let rotor = rotor_unnorm.normalize()?;
Some(Self { multivector: rotor })
}
/// Create rotor from axis-angle representation
pub fn from_axis_angle(axis: &Vector<P, Q, R>, angle: f64) -> Self {
// Convert axis to a bivector perpendicular to it
// For 3D, the bivector is the dual of the axis vector
let normalized_axis = axis.mv.normalize().unwrap_or(axis.mv.clone());
// Create bivector from the axis vector using the dual operation
// For a 3D axis (a1, a2, a3), the corresponding bivector is (a3*e12 - a2*e13 + a1*e23)
let a1 = normalized_axis.get(1); // e1 component
let a2 = normalized_axis.get(2); // e2 component
let a3 = normalized_axis.get(4); // e3 component (corrected indexing)
let mut bivector = Multivector::zero();
bivector.set_bivector_component(0, a3); // e12 component
bivector.set_bivector_component(1, -a2); // e13 component
bivector.set_bivector_component(2, a1); // e23 component
Self::from_multivector_bivector(&bivector, angle)
}
/// Spherical linear interpolation between rotors
pub fn slerp(&self, other: &Self, t: f64) -> Self {
// Proper SLERP implementation for rotors (quaternion-like)
// Compute the inner product (dot product) between rotors
let mut dot = 0.0;
for i in 0..8 {
dot += self.as_slice()[i] * other.as_slice()[i];
}
// Clamp dot product to avoid numerical issues
let dot = dot.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
// Determine shortest path and handle quaternion double cover
let (dot, other_sign) = if dot < 0.0 { (-dot, -1.0) } else { (dot, 1.0) };
// If rotors are nearly identical, use linear interpolation
const EPSILON: f64 = 0.9995;
if dot > EPSILON {
// Linear interpolation for small angles
let mut result_coeffs = [0.0; 8];
for (i, coeff) in result_coeffs.iter_mut().enumerate() {
*coeff = self.as_slice()[i]
+ t * (other_sign * other.as_slice()[i] - self.as_slice()[i]);
}
let mut result_mv = Multivector::zero();
for (i, &coeff) in result_coeffs.iter().enumerate() {
result_mv.set(i, coeff);
}
let normalized = result_mv.normalize().unwrap_or(result_mv);
return Self {
multivector: normalized,
};
}
// Calculate angle between rotors
let theta = dot.acos();
let theta_t = theta * t;
let sin_theta = theta.sin();
let sin_theta_t = theta_t.sin();
let sin_theta_1_t = (theta * (1.0 - t)).sin();
// Spherical interpolation formula
let scale0 = sin_theta_1_t / sin_theta;
let scale1 = sin_theta_t / sin_theta;
let mut result_coeffs = [0.0; 8];
for (i, coeff) in result_coeffs.iter_mut().enumerate() {
*coeff = scale0 * self.as_slice()[i] + scale1 * other_sign * other.as_slice()[i];
}
let mut result_mv = Multivector::zero();
for (i, &coeff) in result_coeffs.iter().enumerate() {
result_mv.set(i, coeff);
}
// Normalize to ensure it's a unit rotor
let normalized = result_mv.normalize().unwrap_or(result_mv);
Self {
multivector: normalized,
}
}
/// Convert rotor to rotation matrix (3x3 for 3D)
///
/// Computes the matrix M such that M*v = R*v*R† for column vectors.
/// Each column j is the image of basis vector e_j under the rotation.
pub fn to_rotation_matrix(&self) -> [[f64; 3]; 3] {
// Compute rotated basis vectors
let cols: Vec<_> = (0..3)
.map(|j| {
let basis = Multivector::basis_vector(j);
self.apply(&basis)
})
.collect();
// Build matrix: M[i][j] = (rotated e_j).component(i)
let mut matrix = [[0.0; 3]; 3];
for (i, row) in matrix.iter_mut().enumerate() {
for (j, entry) in row.iter_mut().enumerate() {
*entry = cols[j].vector_component(i);
}
}
matrix
}
/// Compute logarithm of rotor
///
/// For a unit rotor R = cos(θ/2) + sin(θ/2)B̂, returns (θ/2)B̂
/// where B̂ is the unit bivector of the rotation plane.
pub fn logarithm(&self) -> Multivector<P, Q, R> {
let w = self.scalar_part().clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
let half_angle = w.acos(); // θ/2
let bivector_part = self.multivector.grade_projection(2);
let biv_norm = bivector_part.norm();
if biv_norm < 1e-14 {
// Near-identity rotor or π rotation with no bivector component
// Return zero bivector (identity has zero log)
return Multivector::zero();
}
// Normalize bivector to get B̂, then scale by half_angle
// log(R) = (θ/2) * B̂ = (θ/2) * bivector_part / |bivector_part|
bivector_part * (half_angle / biv_norm)
}
/// Raise rotor to a power
///
/// Computes R^t = exp(t * log(R)) for any real exponent t.
/// For a rotor representing rotation by angle θ, R^t rotates by tθ.
pub fn power(&self, exponent: f64) -> Self {
if exponent.abs() < 1e-14 {
return Self::identity();
}
let log_r = self.logarithm();
// If log is zero (identity rotor), any power is still identity
if log_r.norm() < 1e-14 {
return Self::identity();
}
let scaled = log_r * exponent;
let result = scaled.exp();
Self {
multivector: result.normalize().unwrap_or(Multivector::scalar(1.0)),
}
}
}
/// Reflection through a hyperplane defined by a unit vector
pub fn reflect<const P: usize, const Q: usize, const R: usize>(
v: &Multivector<P, Q, R>,
n: &Multivector<P, Q, R>,
) -> Multivector<P, Q, R> {
// Reflection formula: n * v * n (for unit normal vector)
n.geometric_product(v).geometric_product(n)
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_rotor_90_degrees() {
let e1 = Vector::<3, 0, 0>::e1();
let _e2 = Vector::<3, 0, 0>::e2();
let e12 = Bivector::<3, 0, 0>::e12();
// Create 90-degree rotation in e1-e2 plane
let rotor = Rotor::from_bivector(&e12, core::f64::consts::PI / 2.0);
// Apply to e1, should get e2
let rotated = rotor.apply_to_vector(&e1);
assert!((rotated.mv.vector_component(1) - 1.0).abs() < 1e-10); // Should be e2
assert!(rotated.mv.vector_component(0).abs() < 1e-10); // e1 component should be ~0
}
#[test]
fn test_rotor_composition() {
let e12 = Bivector::<3, 0, 0>::e12();
// Two 45-degree rotations
let rotor1 = Rotor::from_bivector(&e12, core::f64::consts::PI / 4.0);
let rotor2 = Rotor::from_bivector(&e12, core::f64::consts::PI / 4.0);
// Compose them
let composed = rotor1.compose(&rotor2);
// Should equal a single 90-degree rotation
let rotor90 = Rotor::from_bivector(&e12, core::f64::consts::PI / 2.0);
let diff = composed.as_multivector() - rotor90.as_multivector();
assert!(diff.norm() < 1e-10);
}
#[test]
fn test_reflection() {
let e1 = Vector::<3, 0, 0>::e1();
let mut v = Multivector::<3, 0, 0>::zero();
v.set_vector_component(0, 1.0); // e1
v.set_vector_component(1, 1.0); // e2
// Reflect across e1 (should negate e2 component)
let reflected = reflect(&v, &e1.mv);
assert!((reflected.vector_component(0) - 1.0).abs() < 1e-10); // e1 unchanged
assert!((reflected.vector_component(1) + 1.0).abs() < 1e-10); // e2 negated
}
}