#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Validator for problem 066: Parametric Family of Spherical Codes Test a parametric family of spherical codes at multiple (n, d) parameters. A spherical code is a set of points on S^(d-1) with minimum angular separation. Baseline (Kerdock codes): N = 2^(4k) + 2^(2k+1) points in d = 2^(2k) dimensions for 2 <= k <= 5. For d=16, N=288, cos θ = 1/4. Expected input format: { "family": "description", "test_cases": [ {"n": num_points, "dimension": d, "points": [[...], ...], "min_distance": dist}, ... ] } """ import argparse import math from typing import Any import numpy as np from . import ValidationResult, load_solution, output_result, success, failure TOLERANCE = 1e-9 # Baseline: Kerdock codes for k=2..5 # dimension d = 2^(2k), baseline N = 2^(4k) + 2^(2k+1) # Kerdock codes use mutually unbiased bases: cross-basis |inner product| = 1/sqrt(d), # so min Euclidean distance = sqrt(2 - 2/sqrt(d)). KERDOCK_BASELINES = {} for _k in range(2, 6): _d = 2 ** (2 * _k) _N = 2 ** (4 * _k) + 2 ** (2 * _k + 1) _min_dist = math.sqrt(2 - 2 / math.sqrt(_d)) KERDOCK_BASELINES[_d] = {'N': _N, 'min_dist': _min_dist} # {16: {N: 288, min_dist: 1.2247}, 64: {N: 4224, min_dist: 1.3229}, ...} def validate_spherical_code(points: np.ndarray, n: int, d: int) -> tuple[bool, float, str]: """Validate a spherical code and return (valid, min_dist, message).""" # Check number of points matches claim if len(points) != n: return False, 0.0, f"Claimed n={n} but provided {len(points)} points" if n < 2: return False, 0.0, f"Need at least 2 points, got {n}" # Check dimension if points.ndim != 2 or points.shape[1] != d: actual_d = points.shape[1] if points.ndim == 2 else "?" return False, 0.0, f"Points have dimension {actual_d}, expected {d}" # Check all entries are finite if not np.all(np.isfinite(points)): return False, 0.0, "Points contain NaN or Inf values" # Check on unit sphere norms = np.linalg.norm(points, axis=1) if not np.allclose(norms, 1.0, atol=TOLERANCE): worst = np.argmax(np.abs(norms - 1.0)) return False, 0.0, f"Point {worst} has norm {norms[worst]:.12g}, expected 1.0" # Compute minimum pairwise distance using vectorized gram matrix # dist^2 = 2 - 2*dot(p_i, p_j) for unit vectors gram = points @ points.T np.fill_diagonal(gram, -1.0) # exclude self-pairs by setting diagonal low max_cos = gram.max() min_dist = math.sqrt(max(0.0, 2.0 - 2.0 * max_cos)) if min_dist < TOLERANCE: # Find the duplicate/near-duplicate pair for error reporting idx = np.unravel_index(gram.argmax(), gram.shape) return False, 0.0, f"Points {idx[0]} and {idx[1]} are (near-)duplicates (dist={min_dist:.2e})" return True, min_dist, "Valid spherical code" def validate(solution: Any) -> ValidationResult: """ Validate a parametric family of spherical codes. Args: solution: Dict with family description and test cases Returns: ValidationResult with code properties """ try: if not isinstance(solution, dict): return failure("Invalid format: expected dict") family = solution.get('family', 'not provided') test_cases = solution.get('test_cases', []) if not test_cases: return failure("Need at least one test case") except (ValueError, TypeError) as e: return failure(f"Failed to parse solution: {e}") results = [] all_valid = True beats_baseline_count = 0 total_baseline_count = 0 for tc in test_cases: try: n = int(tc['n']) d = int(tc['dimension']) except (KeyError, TypeError, ValueError) as e: all_valid = False results.append({'valid': False, 'message': f"Bad test case format: {e}"}) continue try: points = np.array(tc['points'], dtype=float) except (ValueError, TypeError) as e: all_valid = False results.append({'n': n, 'dimension': d, 'valid': False, 'message': f"Cannot parse points: {e}"}) continue valid, min_dist, msg = validate_spherical_code(points, n, d) if not valid: all_valid = False # Convert to angular separation if valid and min_dist < 2: angular_sep = 2 * math.asin(min_dist / 2) else: angular_sep = math.pi if valid else 0.0 # Check against Kerdock baseline for this dimension kerdock = KERDOCK_BASELINES.get(d) baseline_n = kerdock['N'] if kerdock else None baseline_min_dist = kerdock['min_dist'] if kerdock else None beats_baseline = None if kerdock is not None and valid: total_baseline_count += 1 # To beat Kerdock: more points AND at least the same minimum distance beats_baseline = (n > kerdock['N'] and min_dist >= kerdock['min_dist'] * (1 - 1e-6)) if beats_baseline: beats_baseline_count += 1 results.append({ 'n': n, 'dimension': d, 'min_distance': float(min_dist), 'angular_separation_rad': float(angular_sep), 'angular_separation_deg': float(math.degrees(angular_sep)), 'baseline_n': baseline_n, 'baseline_min_dist': baseline_min_dist, 'beats_baseline': beats_baseline, 'valid': valid, 'message': msg }) if not all_valid: invalid = [r for r in results if not r.get('valid')] msg_parts = [] for r in invalid[:3]: n_str = f"n={r.get('n', '?')}, d={r.get('dimension', '?')}" msg_parts.append(f"({n_str}): {r['message']}") return failure( f"Invalid code(s): {'; '.join(msg_parts)}", test_results=results, ) total_points = sum(r['n'] for r in results if r['valid']) metrics = dict( family=family, total_points=total_points, num_test_cases=len(results), beats_baseline_count=beats_baseline_count, total_baseline_dimensions=total_baseline_count, test_results=results, ) # Must include at least one Kerdock baseline dimension and beat it if total_baseline_count == 0: return failure( f"Valid codes but none in a Kerdock baseline dimension (d ∈ {sorted(KERDOCK_BASELINES.keys())}). " f"Include test cases at d=16, 64, 256, or 1024 to compare against baseline.", **metrics, ) if beats_baseline_count == 0: # Show what was achieved vs needed for each baseline dimension baseline_details = [] for r in results: if r.get('baseline_n') is not None: baseline_details.append( f"d={r['dimension']}: n={r['n']} (need >{r['baseline_n']}), " f"min_dist={r['min_distance']:.4f} (need >={r['baseline_min_dist']:.4f})" ) return failure( f"Valid codes but none beat the Kerdock baseline " f"(need more points AND at least the same minimum distance). " f"{'; '.join(baseline_details)}", **metrics, ) return success( f"Spherical code family valid for all {len(results)} test cases. " f"Total points: {total_points}. " f"Beats Kerdock baseline in {beats_baseline_count}/{total_baseline_count} applicable dimensions.", **metrics, ) def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Validate parametric spherical codes') parser.add_argument('solution', help='Solution as JSON string or path to JSON file') parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true', help='Verbose output') args = parser.parse_args() solution = load_solution(args.solution) result = validate(solution) output_result(result) if __name__ == '__main__': main()