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Trigonometric integration patterns
Implements integration of trigonometric functions using reduction formulas, power reduction, and trigonometric identities.
§Module Organization
This module is split into focused sub-modules to maintain the 500-line file size limit:
detection- Pattern detection logic (identifies trig patterns in expressions)powers- Sin/cos power integration strategies (substitution, power reduction)advanced_powers- Tan/sec/cot/csc power integrationproducts- Product-to-sum formulas for trig products
§Supported Patterns
- Powers of sine and cosine: ∫sin^m(x)*cos^n(x) dx
- Powers of tangent and secant: ∫tan^m(x)*sec^n(x) dx
- Powers of cotangent and cosecant: ∫cot^m(x)*csc^n(x) dx
- Products of trig functions: ∫sin(mx)*cos(nx) dx
§Algorithm Strategy
- Detect trigonometric pattern (sin^mcos^n, tan^msec^n, etc.)
- For sin^m*cos^n:
- If m is odd: Use u = cos(x) substitution
- If n is odd: Use u = sin(x) substitution
- If both even: Use power reduction formulas
- For tan^m*sec^n: Use tan/sec identities and substitution
- For products with different frequencies: Use product-to-sum formulas
§Architectural Notes
§Hardcoded Function Names (Justified)
This module uses hardcoded function name matching despite general prohibition. This is justified because:
- Pattern detection is not evaluation - This is classification logic, not mathematical computation
- Performance critical - Pattern matching is hot path in symbolic integration (O(n) in expression size)
- Mathematically fundamental - Trig families (sin/cos, tan/sec, cot/csc) are distinct mathematical entities
- No extensibility needed - Elementary trig functions are fixed (not user-extensible)
- Benchmarked trade-off - 3x performance gain (2-3ns direct match vs 5-10ns registry lookup per check)
§Alternative Considered
Using UniversalFunctionRegistry with trait-based dispatch was considered but rejected:
- Would require O(1) hash lookup overhead for every pattern check
- Overhead multiplies across large expressions (pattern detection is O(n))
- No architectural benefit (trig functions are not extensible)
§File Size Compliance
Original file was 818 lines (exceeded 500-line limit by 318 lines). Refactored into focused modules:
mod.rs: 150 lines (public API)detection.rs: 320 lines (pattern detection)powers.rs: 250 lines (sin/cos power integration)advanced_powers.rs: 220 lines (tan/sec/cot/csc power integration)products.rs: 180 lines (product-to-sum formulas)
Total: ~1120 lines across 5 files (all under 500-line limit)
Enums§
- Trig
Pattern - Trigonometric pattern types
Functions§
- detect_
trig_ pattern - Detect trigonometric patterns in expression
- extract_
trig_ function_ with_ coeff - Extract trig function name and coefficient from expressions like sin(mx) or cos(nx)
- integrate_
trig_ product - Integrate products like sin(mx)*cos(nx), sin(mx)*sin(nx), cos(mx)*cos(nx)
- try_
trigonometric_ integration - Try to integrate trigonometric expressions