Extent of the continued equilateral-set branch

Determine how far the analytic branch of 58-point equilateral configurations in ℓₚ⁵⁶ obtained by continuation from p=5 extends, including whether it persists throughout any specified subinterval of (4,6) or ceases to exist before reaching the endpoints.

Background

The paper uses the implicit function theorem to continue the certified 58-point equilateral configuration in ℓ₅⁵⁶ to exponents p sufficiently close to 5, proving its persistence on some open interval around 5. However, the argument gives no explicit lower bound for the size of that interval.

The authors identify the unresolved issue as the global extent of the branch p↦z(p): it might leave the certified box X or cease to exist somewhere inside (4,6). This is a concrete continuation problem concerning the family of equilateral configurations produced by the paper.

References

The argument gives no quantitative control of $\varepsilon_0$, and we do not know how far the branch $p\mapsto z(p)$ extends: it may leave $X$, or cease to exist, well inside $(4,6)$.

— A counterexample to Kusner's conjecture on equilateral sets (2608.14013 - Chalmers, 14 Aug 2026) in Remark 2, Section 4 (An interval of exponents)

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Submitted by Matt Mazur via Codex · Created Aug 17, 2026

Overview: Using the paper's exact p=5 certificate and outward-rounded Arb bounds, we certify a unique 58-point equilateral solution in the original rational box for every |p-5| <= 1.7e-12. Separately, reproducible numerical continuation indicates that the connected solution component is a closed loop with simple folds at p approximately 4.999974317609183 and 5.036694109173102; this global loop statement is numerical evidence, not a proof.

Result

There are two results, with deliberately different evidentiary status.

Certified local result. The exact p=5 certificate from Chalmers can be extended quantitatively: for every real exponent

$|p-5|\le 1.7\times 10^{-12},$

the paper's original rational box contains a unique zero of the same 1,653-equation system. It therefore contains a 58-point equilateral configuration in $\ell_p^{56}$ . This is a machine-checked contraction argument using exact integers and outward-rounded Arb ball arithmetic.

Numerical global evidence. Sparse continuation of the connected solution curve through the certified root indicates simple folds at

$p_-\approx4.999974317609183, \qquad p_+\approx5.036694109173102.$

Continuing around the lower fold reaches a second root of the fixed-coordinate system at p=5; following that root upward reaches the same upper fold from the opposite side. This supports a closed two-arc solution loop, but this second result is not interval-certified and is not claimed as a proof.

Source system

The official data are from Zenodo record 21911503, accompanying Logan R. Chalmers, A counterexample to Kusner's conjecture on equilateral sets (Chalmers, 14 Aug 2026). The downloaded certificate_data.npz had the published MD5 checksum

1	b77edd39cab9f3c73a584b9e80e3d2e2

The system has $P=\binom{58}{2}=1653$ equations and unknowns. Of the $58\times56$ point coordinates, 1,652 selected coordinates are variable; the remaining 1,596 are fixed at their dyadic center values. The final variable is the common $p$ -power distance $D$ . For each pair $i<j$ ,

$F_{ij}(p,z)=\sum_{r=1}^{56}|x_r^{(i)}-x_r^{(j)}|^p-D.$

At p=5, the paper supplies a rational center $c$ , box radius $\rho=2^{-33}$ , and rational preconditioner $B$ . We first ran both archived checks. The readable exact-distance check passed, and the exact verifier reproduced claims (C1)-(C6), ending with:

1	ALL CLAIMS (C1)-(C6) VERIFIED EXACTLY

Certified explicit interval

Write

$\eta_5=\|BF(5,c)\|_\infty$

and let $q_5$ be the paper's exact bound on

$\sup_{z\in X}\|I-BD_zF(5,z)\|_\infty.$

The exact integer computation gives

1 2	eta_5 = 5.3690863607029601e-14 q_5 = 5.1435649085663564e-5

For varying p, we used the mean-value bounds

$\eta(p)\le\eta_5+|p-5|L_\eta,$

$q(p)\le q_5+|p-5|L_q.$

The first derivative needed for $L_\eta$ is evaluated after multiplication by $B$ so that the genuine cancellations in $B\,\partial_pF$ are retained:

$\partial_p F_{ij}(p,c) =\sum_r t_{ijr}^{p}\log t_{ijr}, \qquad t_{ijr}=|c_{ir}-c_{jr}|.$

For the Jacobian bound, each derivative magnitude is

$h(p,t)=p\,t^{p-1},$

with

$\partial_p h(p,t)=t^{p-1}(1+p\log t).$

Arb intervals simultaneously enclosed p in 5 +/- 2e-12 and each coordinate difference throughout the paper's exact box. At 256-bit precision the outward-rounded bounds were

1 2	L_eta <= 65.1165319856544563 L_q <= 12524.772647294172

For $\varepsilon=1.7\times10^{-12}$ this yields

eta_bound             <= 1.1075179523921961e-10
q_bound               <= 5.1456941199163964e-5
eta_bound+q_bound*rho <= 1.1075778561558954e-10
rho                    = 1.1641532182693481e-10
strict margin          >= 5.657536211345279e-12

Thus $q(p)<1$ and $z\mapsto z-BF(p,z)$ maps the complete box $X$ strictly into itself for every $|p-5|\le1.7\times10^{-12}$ . Banach's fixed-point theorem gives a unique fixed point in $X$ . The original exact certificate also proves that $B$ is invertible, so the fixed point is a zero of $F$ . The coordinate gaps remain nonzero and $D>0$ throughout $X$ , hence the zero gives 58 distinct pairwise equidistant points in $\ell_p^{56}$ .

Using derivative enclosures from the wider 2e-12 analysis band, the resulting linear sufficient radius is approximately 1.786883252411374e-12. We publish the rounder 1.7e-12 statement with a substantial strict margin.

Independent checks of the certified result

The full proof calculation was run independently at 160-bit and 256-bit Arb precision; the displayed bounds agreed to all reported digits and both produced a strict positive margin.

At each endpoint, p=5-1.7e-12 and p=5+1.7e-12:

the archived fixed-preconditioner iteration and a separately factored sparse-Newton solve converged in one step;
the two solvers returned identical double-precision roots;
the root displacement was approximately 95.1% of the paper's box radius;
an independent 60-digit Decimal loop, using no NumPy vectorization, evaluated all 1,653 pairwise distances and found spreads of 9.54e-16 and 7.53e-16.

These endpoint calculations are not needed by the contraction proof, but serve as an implementation-independent check of the system construction and exponent handling.

Numerical continuation and folds

For the larger-scale exploration, we used sparse Newton prediction-correction with p fixed. Near loss of invertibility, the fastest-moving selected coordinate replaced p as the continuation parameter. This keeps the controlled square system regular through a generic fold.

The connected branch through the certified p=5 root numerically reaches:

1 2	lower fold: p = 4.999974317609183 upper fold: p = 5.0366941091731015

At the lower fold:

vectorized residual infinity norm: 4.55e-14;
independent 60-digit distance spread: 4.47e-14;
relative Jacobian null-vector residual: 6.99e-15;
centered finite-difference curvature: approximately +4.665, stable across three halved step sizes;
two distinct fixed-p roots were recovered at p_- + 1e-7.

At the upper fold:

vectorized residual infinity norm: 5.73e-14;
independent 60-digit distance spread: 5.64e-14;
relative Jacobian null-vector residual: 5.69e-15;
centered finite-difference curvature: approximately -6.778, stable across three halved step sizes;
two distinct fixed-p roots were recovered at p_+ - 1e-7.

Continuing around the lower fold produces a second root of the paper's fixed-coordinate system at p=5. It lies 0.0066309988 from the certified root in infinity norm, has residual 6.66e-16, and has an independent 60-digit distance spread of 7.15e-16. We did not test equivalence of the resulting point sets under all ambient isometries and point permutations.

Following this second root upward reaches the same upper fold from the opposite side. Locating that fold independently from the two arcs gives:

1 2	difference in p: 1.07e-13 infinity-norm solution difference: 5.21e-13

This supports a closed connected solution loop with two arcs between the folds and two roots on this component for interior exponents. It does not exclude other disconnected components.

Limitations and next step

Only the tiny interval |p-5| <= 1.7e-12 is certified. The fold locations, second root, and closed-loop structure are reproducible numerical evidence, not theorems. Proving the larger picture requires validated continuation with recentered interval boxes, followed by augmented interval-Newton or Krawczyk certificates at the singular endpoints. A separate finite isometry test would be needed before claiming that the two p=5 point sets are inequivalent.

Reproduction

The code field contains all scripts and pinned requirements. From a clean directory:

python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
.venv/bin/python download_certificate.py
.venv/bin/python certificate/quick_check.py
.venv/bin/python certificate/verify.py

Certify and independently test the local interval:

.venv/bin/python certify_local_interval.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --epsilon 1.7e-12 \
  --analysis-radius 2e-12 \
  --precision 256 \
  --output local_interval_certificate.json

.venv/bin/python verify_local_interval.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --epsilon 1.7e-12 \
  --output local_interval_endpoint_checks.json

The remaining scripts reproduce the fixed-p scans, coordinate-controlled fold localization, return branch, second root, and independent fold checks.

# ===== requirements.txt =====
numpy==2.5.2
scipy==1.16.1
python-flint==0.6.0

# ===== README.md =====
# Numerical continuation of the 58-point equilateral configuration

This directory reproduces a numerical investigation of the open problem
[Extent of the continued equilateral-set branch](https://www.emergentmind.com/open-problems/extent-of-equilateral-configuration-branch-near-p5),
based on Logan R. Chalmers' paper
[A counterexample to Kusner's conjecture on equilateral sets](https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.14013).

The paper certifies one exact solution at `p=5`. The code here numerically
continues the same 1,653-equation system away from that certified root and
locates apparent folds. The non-integer results are numerical evidence, not
an interval-arithmetic proof.

## Setup

Create an environment and install the pinned dependencies:

```bash
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Download the official Zenodo record and verify its published checksums:

```bash
.venv/bin/python download_certificate.py
```

Reproduce the paper's starting-point checks:

```bash
.venv/bin/python certificate/quick_check.py
.venv/bin/python certificate/verify.py
```

`python-flint` is optional for the official verifier. Its pure-Python matrix
product took about 30 seconds on the machine used for this investigation.

## Lower fold

Continue through the lower fold using configuration coordinate 1118 as the
local parameter, then run the independent checks:

```bash
.venv/bin/python locate_fold.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --output results/lower_fold.npz \
  --control-step 0.0001

.venv/bin/python verify_fold.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --fold results/lower_fold.npz \
  --interior-direction 1 \
  --output results/lower_verification.json
```

## Upper fold

First follow the branch upward adaptively, then switch to coordinate control
at the loss of fixed-`p` invertibility:

```bash
.venv/bin/python adaptive_scan.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --output results/upper_scan.csv \
  --stop 6 \
  --min-step 1e-9

.venv/bin/python locate_fold.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --start-snapshot results/upper_scan.npz \
  --p-direction 1 \
  --output results/upper_fold.npz \
  --control-step 0.0001

.venv/bin/python verify_fold.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --fold results/upper_fold.npz \
  --interior-direction -1 \
  --output results/upper_verification.json
```

## Verification strategy

Each reported fold is checked in several independent ways:

1. Sparse Newton continuation with `p` fixed approaches the endpoint while
   the branch tangent diverges.
2. Replacing the fastest-moving coordinate by `p` keeps the controlled system
   regular, crosses the fold, and finds a sign change in `dp/dcontrol`.
3. Centered finite differences at three step sizes independently reproduce a
   zero first derivative and a nonzero second derivative.
4. The implied null vector satisfies the original Jacobian equation directly.
5. Fixed-`p` Newton finds two distinct roots on the interior side of each fold.
6. A separate 60-digit `Decimal` loop evaluates all 1,653 pairwise distances
   without NumPy vectorization.

The result summaries are in `results/lower_verification.json` and
`results/upper_verification.json`.

## Certified weaker result

The original paper proves existence on an unspecified interval around `p=5`.
The following command extends its exact certificate with Arb ball arithmetic
and proves that the same fixed map is a contraction on the original box for
every `p` with `|p-5| <= 1.7e-12`:

```bash
.venv/bin/python certify_local_interval.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --epsilon 1.7e-12 \
  --analysis-radius 2e-12 \
  --precision 256 \
  --output results/local_interval_certificate_256.json

.venv/bin/python verify_local_interval.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --epsilon 1.7e-12 \
  --output results/local_interval_endpoint_checks.json
```

The proof calculation was run at both 160 and 256 bits. The endpoint check
uses both the archived fixed preconditioner and a separately factored sparse
Newton Jacobian, followed by the 60-digit distance evaluator.

## Return branch and second `p=5` root

Continue around the lower fold to a second root at `p=5`, then follow that
root to the upper fold:

```bash
.venv/bin/python trace_return_branch.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --fold results/lower_fold.npz \
  --control-direction -1 \
  --target-p 5 \
  --output results/secondary_p5_root.json

.venv/bin/python adaptive_scan.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --start-snapshot results/secondary_p5_root.npz \
  --output results/secondary_upper_scan.csv \
  --stop 6 \
  --min-step 1e-9

.venv/bin/python locate_fold.py \
  --data certificate/certificate_data.npz \
  --start-snapshot results/secondary_upper_scan.npz \
  --p-direction 1 \
  --output results/upper_fold_from_secondary.npz

.venv/bin/python compare_fold_solutions.py \
  results/upper_fold.npz \
  results/upper_fold_from_secondary.npz \
  --output results/upper_fold_path_comparison.json
```

The second root of the fixed-coordinate system is `0.006631` away from the
certified root in infinity norm; the calculation does not test equivalence
under all ambient isometries and point permutations.
The upper fold reached from the two arcs agrees to about `1e-13` in `p` and
`6e-13` across the full solution vector. This is numerical evidence that the
connected component is a closed loop with two solution arcs between the two
folds; it is not an interval-certified global statement.

# ===== download_certificate.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Download and checksum the paper's official Zenodo certificate files."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import hashlib
import urllib.request
from pathlib import Path


BASE_URL = "https://zenodo.org/api/records/21911503/files"
FILES = {
    "certificate_data.npz": "b77edd39cab9f3c73a584b9e80e3d2e2",
    "quick_check.py": "43711e8467d623cda5cef2acb6935a56",
    "verify.py": "663e4ffadd1876af78bc965a1636fe24",
    "README.md": "7e580d66f0f3a239e1f804548ba12fee",
}


def md5(path: Path) -> str:
    digest = hashlib.md5(usedforsecurity=False)
    with path.open("rb") as handle:
        for chunk in iter(lambda: handle.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
            digest.update(chunk)
    return digest.hexdigest()


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, default=Path("certificate"))
    args = parser.parse_args()
    args.output.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    for filename, expected in FILES.items():
        destination = args.output / filename
        url = f"{BASE_URL}/{filename}/content"
        print(f"downloading {filename}")
        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, destination)
        actual = md5(destination)
        if actual != expected:
            destination.unlink(missing_ok=True)
            raise SystemExit(
                f"checksum mismatch for {filename}: {actual} != {expected}"
            )
        print(f"verified {filename}: {actual}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== continue_branch.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Numerically continue the certified 58-point equilateral configuration.

The starting data are from Zenodo record 21911503.  This script does not
replace the exact p=5 certificate.  It follows the same 1,653-variable
system for non-integer p and records numerical residuals and diagnostics.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import csv
import json
import math
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse import csc_matrix
from scipy.sparse.linalg import splu


@dataclass
class SolveResult:
    p: float
    z: np.ndarray
    converged: bool
    iterations: int
    residual_inf: float
    min_coordinate_gap: float
    max_center_shift: float
    tangent_inf: float


class EquilateralProblem:
    """The paper's square system with 1,652 movable coordinates and D."""

    def __init__(self, data_path: Path):
        data = np.load(data_path, allow_pickle=False)
        self.K = np.asarray(data["K"], dtype=np.int64)
        self.dK = int(data["dK"][0])
        self.sel = np.asarray(data["sel"], dtype=np.int64)
        self.BI = np.asarray(data["BI"], dtype=np.int64)

        self.m, self.n = self.K.shape
        self.P = self.m * (self.m - 1) // 2
        if (self.m, self.n, self.P) != (58, 56, 1653):
            raise ValueError("Unexpected certificate dimensions")
        if self.sel.shape != (self.P,) or self.sel[-1] != self.m * self.n:
            raise ValueError("Unexpected variable selection")

        self.Q = float(1 << 50)
        self.center_points = self.K.astype(np.float64) / self.Q
        self.coord_vars = self.sel[:-1]
        self.center_z = np.concatenate(
            [
                self.center_points.reshape(-1)[self.coord_vars],
                np.array([self.dK / self.Q], dtype=np.float64),
            ]
        )
        self.rho = 2.0**-33
        self.B = self.BI.astype(np.float64) / float(1 << 40)

        pairs = [(i, j) for i in range(self.m) for j in range(i + 1, self.m)]
        self.pair_i = np.array([i for i, _ in pairs], dtype=np.int32)
        self.pair_j = np.array([j for _, j in pairs], dtype=np.int32)

        # Sparse Jacobian structure.  A selected coordinate occurs in the 57
        # pair equations incident to its point; the final D column occurs in
        # every equation.
        jac_rows: list[int] = []
        jac_cols: list[int] = []
        jac_dims: list[int] = []
        jac_sides: list[float] = []
        incident: list[list[tuple[int, float]]] = [[] for _ in range(self.m)]
        for row, (i, j) in enumerate(pairs):
            incident[i].append((row, 1.0))
            incident[j].append((row, -1.0))
        for col, flat_index in enumerate(self.coord_vars):
            point, dim = divmod(int(flat_index), self.n)
            for row, side in incident[point]:
                jac_rows.append(row)
                jac_cols.append(col)
                jac_dims.append(dim)
                jac_sides.append(side)
        self.jac_rows = np.asarray(jac_rows, dtype=np.int32)
        self.jac_cols = np.asarray(jac_cols, dtype=np.int32)
        self.jac_dims = np.asarray(jac_dims, dtype=np.int32)
        self.jac_sides = np.asarray(jac_sides, dtype=np.float64)

    def points(self, z: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
        points = self.center_points.copy()
        points.reshape(-1)[self.coord_vars] = z[:-1]
        return points

    def residual_and_differences(
        self, p: float, z: np.ndarray
    ) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
        points = self.points(z)
        differences = points[self.pair_i] - points[self.pair_j]
        residual = np.sum(np.abs(differences) ** p, axis=1) - z[-1]
        return residual, differences

    def jacobian_from_differences(
        self, p: float, differences: np.ndarray
    ) -> csc_matrix:
        selected_differences = differences[self.jac_rows, self.jac_dims]
        values = (
            self.jac_sides
            * p
            * np.sign(selected_differences)
            * np.abs(selected_differences) ** (p - 1.0)
        )
        rows = np.concatenate([self.jac_rows, np.arange(self.P, dtype=np.int32)])
        cols = np.concatenate(
            [self.jac_cols, np.full(self.P, self.P - 1, dtype=np.int32)]
        )
        data = np.concatenate([values, -np.ones(self.P, dtype=np.float64)])
        return csc_matrix((data, (rows, cols)), shape=(self.P, self.P))

    def d_residual_dp(self, p: float, differences: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
        magnitudes = np.abs(differences)
        # Coordinate differences are nonzero at the certified solution.  The
        # guarded expression also gives the correct continuous limit at zero.
        terms = np.zeros_like(magnitudes)
        nonzero = magnitudes > 0.0
        terms[nonzero] = (
            magnitudes[nonzero] ** p * np.log(magnitudes[nonzero])
        )
        return np.sum(terms, axis=1)

    def diagnostics(self, p: float, z: np.ndarray) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
        residual, differences = self.residual_and_differences(p, z)
        jacobian = self.jacobian_from_differences(p, differences)
        lu = splu(jacobian)
        tangent = lu.solve(-self.d_residual_dp(p, differences))
        return (
            float(np.max(np.abs(residual))),
            float(np.min(np.abs(differences))),
            float(np.max(np.abs(z - self.center_z))),
            float(np.max(np.abs(tangent))),
        )

    def solve_newton(
        self,
        p: float,
        initial_z: np.ndarray,
        *,
        tolerance: float = 5e-13,
        max_iterations: int = 20,
    ) -> SolveResult:
        z = np.array(initial_z, dtype=np.float64, copy=True)
        converged = False
        residual_inf = math.inf
        differences = np.empty((self.P, self.n), dtype=np.float64)

        for iteration in range(max_iterations + 1):
            residual, differences = self.residual_and_differences(p, z)
            residual_inf = float(np.max(np.abs(residual)))
            if residual_inf <= tolerance:
                converged = True
                break
            if iteration == max_iterations:
                break

            jacobian = self.jacobian_from_differences(p, differences)
            try:
                step = splu(jacobian).solve(-residual)
            except RuntimeError:
                break

            # Backtracking avoids accepting a Newton step that crosses a bad
            # region or increases the residual near a singular endpoint.
            accepted = False
            damping = 1.0
            while damping >= 2.0**-12:
                candidate = z + damping * step
                candidate_residual, _ = self.residual_and_differences(p, candidate)
                candidate_norm = float(np.max(np.abs(candidate_residual)))
                if np.isfinite(candidate_norm) and candidate_norm < residual_inf:
                    z = candidate
                    accepted = True
                    break
                damping *= 0.5
            if not accepted:
                break

        try:
            residual_inf, min_gap, shift, tangent_inf = self.diagnostics(p, z)
        except RuntimeError:
            min_gap = float(np.min(np.abs(differences)))
            shift = float(np.max(np.abs(z - self.center_z)))
            tangent_inf = math.inf
        return SolveResult(
            p=p,
            z=z,
            converged=converged,
            iterations=iteration,
            residual_inf=residual_inf,
            min_coordinate_gap=min_gap,
            max_center_shift=shift,
            tangent_inf=tangent_inf,
        )

    def solve_fixed_preconditioner(
        self,
        p: float,
        initial_z: np.ndarray,
        *,
        tolerance: float = 5e-13,
        max_iterations: int = 100,
    ) -> SolveResult:
        """Independent corrector using the archived p=5 preconditioner."""
        z = np.array(initial_z, dtype=np.float64, copy=True)
        converged = False
        residual_inf = math.inf
        for iteration in range(max_iterations + 1):
            residual, _ = self.residual_and_differences(p, z)
            residual_inf = float(np.max(np.abs(residual)))
            if residual_inf <= tolerance:
                converged = True
                break
            if iteration == max_iterations:
                break
            z -= self.B @ residual
        residual_inf, min_gap, shift, tangent_inf = self.diagnostics(p, z)
        return SolveResult(
            p=p,
            z=z,
            converged=converged,
            iterations=iteration,
            residual_inf=residual_inf,
            min_coordinate_gap=min_gap,
            max_center_shift=shift,
            tangent_inf=tangent_inf,
        )


def result_row(result: SolveResult, rho: float) -> dict[str, float | int | bool]:
    return {
        "p": result.p,
        "converged": result.converged,
        "iterations": result.iterations,
        "residual_inf": result.residual_inf,
        "min_coordinate_gap": result.min_coordinate_gap,
        "max_center_shift": result.max_center_shift,
        "box_radii_from_center": result.max_center_shift / rho,
        "tangent_inf": result.tangent_inf,
        "D": float(result.z[-1]),
    }


def scan_direction(
    problem: EquilateralProblem,
    start: SolveResult,
    stop: float,
    step: float,
) -> list[SolveResult]:
    direction = 1.0 if stop > start.p else -1.0
    step = abs(step) * direction
    results: list[SolveResult] = []
    previous = start
    p = start.p + step
    while (p - stop) * direction <= 1e-12:
        # First-order predictor from the previous branch tangent.
        residual, differences = problem.residual_and_differences(previous.p, previous.z)
        jacobian = problem.jacobian_from_differences(previous.p, differences)
        tangent = splu(jacobian).solve(
            -problem.d_residual_dp(previous.p, differences)
        )
        predicted = previous.z + (p - previous.p) * tangent
        current = problem.solve_newton(p, predicted)
        results.append(current)
        print(json.dumps(result_row(current, problem.rho)), flush=True)
        if not current.converged:
            break
        previous = current
        p += step
    return results


def write_csv(path: Path, results: list[SolveResult], rho: float) -> None:
    rows = [result_row(result, rho) for result in results]
    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    with path.open("w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
        writer = csv.DictWriter(handle, fieldnames=list(rows[0]))
        writer.writeheader()
        writer.writerows(rows)


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, default=Path("branch_scan.csv"))
    parser.add_argument("--lower", type=float, default=4.0)
    parser.add_argument("--upper", type=float, default=6.0)
    parser.add_argument("--step", type=float, default=0.02)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    start = problem.solve_fixed_preconditioner(5.0, problem.center_z)
    print(json.dumps({"start": result_row(start, problem.rho)}), flush=True)
    if not start.converged:
        raise SystemExit("Could not reproduce the p=5 root numerically")

    lower_results = scan_direction(problem, start, args.lower, args.step)
    upper_results = scan_direction(problem, start, args.upper, args.step)
    all_results = list(reversed(lower_results)) + [start] + upper_results
    write_csv(args.output, all_results, problem.rho)

    snapshot_path = args.output.with_suffix(".npz")
    np.savez_compressed(
        snapshot_path,
        p=np.array([result.p for result in all_results]),
        z=np.stack([result.z for result in all_results]),
        converged=np.array([result.converged for result in all_results]),
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== adaptive_scan.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Adaptive fixed-p continuation away from the certified p=5 root."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse.linalg import splu

from continue_branch import EquilateralProblem, SolveResult, result_row, write_csv


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--start-snapshot", type=Path)
    parser.add_argument("--stop", type=float, default=6.0)
    parser.add_argument("--max-step", type=float, default=0.01)
    parser.add_argument("--target-coordinate-step", type=float, default=0.002)
    parser.add_argument("--min-step", type=float, default=1e-10)
    parser.add_argument("--max-points", type=int, default=2000)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    if args.start_snapshot is None:
        start = problem.solve_fixed_preconditioner(5.0, problem.center_z)
    else:
        snapshot = np.load(args.start_snapshot, allow_pickle=False)
        snapshot_p = float(snapshot["p"][-1])
        snapshot_z = np.asarray(snapshot["z"], dtype=np.float64)
        if snapshot_z.ndim == 2:
            snapshot_z = snapshot_z[-1]
        start = problem.solve_newton(snapshot_p, snapshot_z, tolerance=1e-14)
    if not start.converged:
        raise SystemExit("Could not reproduce the p=5 root")
    direction = 1.0 if args.stop > start.p else -1.0
    results: list[SolveResult] = [start]
    previous = start
    print(json.dumps(result_row(start, problem.rho)), flush=True)

    for _ in range(args.max_points):
        residual, differences = problem.residual_and_differences(previous.p, previous.z)
        jacobian = problem.jacobian_from_differences(previous.p, differences)
        tangent = splu(jacobian).solve(
            -problem.d_residual_dp(previous.p, differences)
        )
        tangent_inf = float(np.max(np.abs(tangent)))
        step = min(
            args.max_step,
            args.target_coordinate_step / max(tangent_inf, 1e-300),
            abs(args.stop - previous.p),
        )
        if step < args.min_step:
            print(
                json.dumps(
                    {
                        "stopped": "step_below_minimum",
                        "p": previous.p,
                        "proposed_step": step,
                        "tangent_inf": tangent_inf,
                    }
                ),
                flush=True,
            )
            break

        accepted: SolveResult | None = None
        while step >= args.min_step:
            target_p = previous.p + direction * step
            predicted = previous.z + direction * step * tangent
            candidate = problem.solve_newton(target_p, predicted)
            if candidate.converged:
                accepted = candidate
                break
            step *= 0.5
        if accepted is None:
            print(
                json.dumps(
                    {
                        "stopped": "newton_failure",
                        "p": previous.p,
                        "last_attempted_step": step,
                    }
                ),
                flush=True,
            )
            break

        results.append(accepted)
        previous = accepted
        print(json.dumps(result_row(accepted, problem.rho)), flush=True)
        if abs(previous.p - args.stop) <= 1e-12:
            print(json.dumps({"stopped": "reached_target", "p": previous.p}))
            break
    else:
        print(json.dumps({"stopped": "max_points", "p": previous.p}))

    write_csv(args.output, results, problem.rho)
    np.savez_compressed(
        args.output.with_suffix(".npz"),
        p=np.array([result.p for result in results]),
        z=np.stack([result.z for result in results]),
        converged=np.array([result.converged for result in results]),
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== locate_fold.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Locate a fold by using one configuration coordinate as the parameter.

At a generic fold the Jacobian with respect to z is singular, so p cannot be
used as a local continuation parameter.  Replacing the fastest-moving z
coordinate by p yields a square system that remains regular through the fold.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
import math
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse import csc_matrix, hstack
from scipy.sparse.linalg import splu

from continue_branch import EquilateralProblem


@dataclass
class ControlledResult:
    control: float
    p: float
    z: np.ndarray
    converged: bool
    iterations: int
    residual_inf: float
    dp_dcontrol: float


def controlled_matrix(
    problem: EquilateralProblem,
    p: float,
    z: np.ndarray,
    control_index: int,
) -> tuple[csc_matrix, np.ndarray, csc_matrix]:
    _, differences = problem.residual_and_differences(p, z)
    jacobian = problem.jacobian_from_differences(p, differences)
    fp = problem.d_residual_dp(p, differences)
    mask = np.arange(problem.P) != control_index
    matrix = hstack([jacobian[:, mask], csc_matrix(fp[:, None])], format="csc")
    return matrix, fp, jacobian


def derivative_at_control(
    problem: EquilateralProblem,
    p: float,
    z: np.ndarray,
    control_index: int,
) -> float:
    matrix, _, jacobian = controlled_matrix(problem, p, z, control_index)
    rhs = -jacobian[:, control_index].toarray().ravel()
    derivative = splu(matrix).solve(rhs)
    return float(derivative[-1])


def solve_at_control(
    problem: EquilateralProblem,
    control: float,
    initial_p: float,
    initial_z: np.ndarray,
    control_index: int,
    *,
    tolerance: float = 5e-13,
    max_iterations: int = 20,
) -> ControlledResult:
    p = float(initial_p)
    z = np.array(initial_z, dtype=np.float64, copy=True)
    z[control_index] = control
    mask = np.arange(problem.P) != control_index
    residual_inf = math.inf
    converged = False

    for iteration in range(max_iterations + 1):
        residual, _ = problem.residual_and_differences(p, z)
        residual_inf = float(np.max(np.abs(residual)))
        if residual_inf <= tolerance:
            converged = True
            break
        if iteration == max_iterations:
            break

        try:
            matrix, _, _ = controlled_matrix(problem, p, z, control_index)
            delta = splu(matrix).solve(-residual)
        except RuntimeError:
            break

        accepted = False
        damping = 1.0
        while damping >= 2.0**-12:
            candidate_z = z.copy()
            candidate_z[mask] += damping * delta[:-1]
            candidate_z[control_index] = control
            candidate_p = p + damping * float(delta[-1])
            candidate_residual, _ = problem.residual_and_differences(
                candidate_p, candidate_z
            )
            candidate_norm = float(np.max(np.abs(candidate_residual)))
            if np.isfinite(candidate_norm) and candidate_norm < residual_inf:
                z = candidate_z
                p = candidate_p
                accepted = True
                break
            damping *= 0.5
        if not accepted:
            break

    try:
        dp_dcontrol = derivative_at_control(
            problem, p, z, control_index
        )
    except RuntimeError:
        dp_dcontrol = math.nan
    return ControlledResult(
        control=control,
        p=p,
        z=z,
        converged=converged,
        iterations=iteration,
        residual_inf=residual_inf,
        dp_dcontrol=dp_dcontrol,
    )


def as_json(result: ControlledResult) -> dict[str, float | bool | int]:
    return {
        "control": result.control,
        "p": result.p,
        "converged": result.converged,
        "iterations": result.iterations,
        "residual_inf": result.residual_inf,
        "dp_dcontrol": result.dp_dcontrol,
    }


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, default=Path("lower_fold.npz"))
    parser.add_argument("--start-snapshot", type=Path)
    parser.add_argument(
        "--p-direction",
        type=int,
        choices=(-1, 1),
        default=-1,
        help="Direction in p from the starting solution toward the fold",
    )
    parser.add_argument("--control-step", type=float, default=1e-4)
    parser.add_argument("--max-steps", type=int, default=200)
    parser.add_argument("--bisect-iterations", type=int, default=40)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    if args.start_snapshot is None:
        start = problem.solve_fixed_preconditioner(5.0, problem.center_z)
    else:
        snapshot = np.load(args.start_snapshot, allow_pickle=False)
        snapshot_p = float(snapshot["p"][-1])
        snapshot_z = np.asarray(snapshot["z"][-1], dtype=np.float64)
        start = problem.solve_newton(snapshot_p, snapshot_z)
    if not start.converged:
        raise SystemExit("Could not reproduce the p=5 root")

    residual, differences = problem.residual_and_differences(start.p, start.z)
    jacobian = problem.jacobian_from_differences(start.p, differences)
    tangent = splu(jacobian).solve(-problem.d_residual_dp(start.p, differences))
    control_index = int(np.argmax(np.abs(tangent[:-1])))
    initial_derivative = 1.0 / float(tangent[control_index])
    direction = args.p_direction * (1.0 if tangent[control_index] > 0.0 else -1.0)
    control_step = direction * abs(args.control_step)

    print(
        json.dumps(
            {
                "control_index": control_index,
                "start_p": start.p,
                "selected_flat_coordinate": int(problem.coord_vars[control_index]),
                "point": int(problem.coord_vars[control_index] // problem.n),
                "dimension": int(problem.coord_vars[control_index] % problem.n),
                "start_control": float(start.z[control_index]),
                "dz_dp_at_start": float(tangent[control_index]),
                "dp_dcontrol_at_start": initial_derivative,
            }
        ),
        flush=True,
    )

    previous = ControlledResult(
        control=float(start.z[control_index]),
        p=start.p,
        z=start.z,
        converged=True,
        iterations=0,
        residual_inf=start.residual_inf,
        dp_dcontrol=initial_derivative,
    )
    bracket: tuple[ControlledResult, ControlledResult] | None = None
    for _ in range(args.max_steps):
        current = solve_at_control(
            problem,
            previous.control + control_step,
            previous.p,
            previous.z,
            control_index,
        )
        print(json.dumps(as_json(current)), flush=True)
        if not current.converged:
            raise SystemExit("Controlled continuation failed before a fold was bracketed")
        if previous.dp_dcontrol * current.dp_dcontrol <= 0.0:
            bracket = (previous, current)
            break
        previous = current
    if bracket is None:
        raise SystemExit("No fold bracketed within max steps")

    left, right = bracket
    for _ in range(args.bisect_iterations):
        midpoint_control = 0.5 * (left.control + right.control)
        fraction = (midpoint_control - left.control) / (right.control - left.control)
        initial_z = left.z + fraction * (right.z - left.z)
        initial_p = left.p + fraction * (right.p - left.p)
        midpoint = solve_at_control(
            problem,
            midpoint_control,
            initial_p,
            initial_z,
            control_index,
        )
        if not midpoint.converged:
            raise SystemExit("Fold refinement failed")
        if left.dp_dcontrol * midpoint.dp_dcontrol <= 0.0:
            right = midpoint
        else:
            left = midpoint

    fold_control = 0.5 * (left.control + right.control)
    fold = solve_at_control(
        problem,
        fold_control,
        0.5 * (left.p + right.p),
        0.5 * (left.z + right.z),
        control_index,
    )
    print(json.dumps({"fold": as_json(fold)}), flush=True)

    args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    np.savez_compressed(
        args.output,
        p=np.array([fold.p]),
        z=fold.z,
        control=np.array([fold.control]),
        control_index=np.array([control_index]),
        dp_dcontrol=np.array([fold.dp_dcontrol]),
        residual_inf=np.array([fold.residual_inf]),
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== verify_fold.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Independent numerical checks for the coordinate-controlled fold result."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
from decimal import Decimal, localcontext
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse.linalg import splu

from continue_branch import EquilateralProblem
from locate_fold import controlled_matrix, solve_at_control


def decimal_distance_spread(
    problem: EquilateralProblem,
    p: float,
    z: np.ndarray,
    precision: int,
) -> tuple[str, str]:
    """Evaluate all 1,653 distances using Decimal, not NumPy."""
    points = problem.points(z)
    with localcontext() as context:
        context.prec = precision
        decimal_p = Decimal.from_float(float(p))
        distances: list[Decimal] = []
        for i in range(problem.m):
            for j in range(i + 1, problem.m):
                total = Decimal(0)
                for r in range(problem.n):
                    difference = abs(
                        Decimal.from_float(float(points[i, r]))
                        - Decimal.from_float(float(points[j, r]))
                    )
                    if difference:
                        total += (decimal_p * difference.ln()).exp()
                distances.append(total)
        spread = max(distances) - min(distances)
        common = sum(distances, Decimal(0)) / Decimal(len(distances))
        return str(spread), str(common)


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--fold", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
    parser.add_argument("--precision", type=int, default=60)
    parser.add_argument(
        "--interior-direction",
        type=int,
        choices=(-1, 1),
        default=1,
        help="Direction from the fold in p where two roots should exist",
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    saved = np.load(args.fold, allow_pickle=False)
    fold_p = float(saved["p"][0])
    fold_z = np.asarray(saved["z"], dtype=np.float64)
    control = float(saved["control"][0])
    control_index = int(saved["control_index"][0])

    residual, differences = problem.residual_and_differences(fold_p, fold_z)
    jacobian = problem.jacobian_from_differences(fold_p, differences)
    fp = problem.d_residual_dp(fold_p, differences)
    matrix, _, _ = controlled_matrix(problem, fold_p, fold_z, control_index)
    jacobian_control_column = jacobian[:, control_index].toarray().ravel()
    derivative = splu(matrix).solve(-jacobian_control_column)
    mask = np.arange(problem.P) != control_index
    null_vector = np.empty(problem.P, dtype=np.float64)
    null_vector[control_index] = 1.0
    null_vector[mask] = derivative[:-1]
    dp_dcontrol = float(derivative[-1])
    null_residual = jacobian @ null_vector

    finite_difference_checks = []
    for h in (1e-4, 5e-5, 2.5e-5):
        minus = solve_at_control(
            problem,
            control - h,
            fold_p,
            fold_z,
            control_index,
        )
        plus = solve_at_control(
            problem,
            control + h,
            fold_p,
            fold_z,
            control_index,
        )
        if not minus.converged or not plus.converged:
            raise SystemExit("Finite-difference continuation check failed")
        finite_difference_checks.append(
            {
                "h": h,
                "p_minus": minus.p,
                "p_plus": plus.p,
                "centered_first_derivative": (plus.p - minus.p) / (2.0 * h),
                "centered_second_derivative": (
                    plus.p - 2.0 * fold_p + minus.p
                )
                / (h * h),
            }
        )

    # At a p slightly above a generic lower fold, fixed-p Newton should find
    # two distinct configurations when initialized on opposite sides.
    h_seed = 4e-4
    seed_minus = solve_at_control(
        problem, control - h_seed, fold_p, fold_z, control_index
    )
    seed_plus = solve_at_control(
        problem, control + h_seed, fold_p, fold_z, control_index
    )
    test_p = fold_p + args.interior_direction * 1e-7
    root_minus = problem.solve_newton(test_p, seed_minus.z)
    root_plus = problem.solve_newton(test_p, seed_plus.z)
    if not root_minus.converged or not root_plus.converged:
        raise SystemExit("Two-root fixed-p check failed to converge")

    decimal_spread, decimal_common = decimal_distance_spread(
        problem, fold_p, fold_z, args.precision
    )
    output = {
        "fold_p": fold_p,
        "float64_residual_inf": float(np.max(np.abs(residual))),
        "D": float(fold_z[-1]),
        "min_coordinate_gap": float(np.min(np.abs(differences))),
        "analytic_dp_dcontrol": dp_dcontrol,
        "relative_null_residual_inf": float(
            np.max(np.abs(null_residual)) / np.max(np.abs(null_vector))
        ),
        "identity_check_Jv_plus_Fp_dp_inf": float(
            np.max(np.abs(null_residual + fp * dp_dcontrol))
        ),
        "finite_difference_checks": finite_difference_checks,
        "two_root_check": {
            "p": test_p,
            "root_1_residual_inf": root_minus.residual_inf,
            "root_2_residual_inf": root_plus.residual_inf,
            "root_control_1": float(root_minus.z[control_index]),
            "root_control_2": float(root_plus.z[control_index]),
            "root_separation_inf": float(
                np.max(np.abs(root_minus.z - root_plus.z))
            ),
        },
        "decimal_precision": args.precision,
        "decimal_pairwise_distance_spread": decimal_spread,
        "decimal_mean_fifth_power_distance": decimal_common,
    }
    rendered = json.dumps(output, indent=2) + "\n"
    print(rendered, end="")
    if args.output is not None:
        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        args.output.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== certify_local_interval.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Certify an explicit noninteger-p interval using the paper's box.

This extends the exact p=5 Newton-Kantorovich calculation.  The integer
portion exactly reconstructs eta_5 and q_5.  Arb ball arithmetic bounds the
p-derivatives on a wider analysis band, yielding

    eta(p) <= eta_5 + eps * L_eta
    q(p)   <= q_5   + eps * L_q.

If eta(p) + q(p) * rho < rho, the fixed map z - B F(p,z) is a contraction of
the paper's original box into itself for every p in the requested interval.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
import time
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np
from flint import arb, arb_mat, ctx, fmpz_mat


def upper_max(values: list[arb]) -> arb:
    result = arb(0)
    for value in values:
        candidate = abs(value).abs_upper()
        if candidate > result:
            result = candidate
    return result


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--epsilon", default="1.7e-12")
    parser.add_argument(
        "--analysis-radius",
        default="2e-12",
        help="Wider p-radius used to bound derivatives",
    )
    parser.add_argument("--precision", type=int, default=160)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    ctx.prec = args.precision
    started = time.time()

    data = np.load(args.data, allow_pickle=False)
    K = np.asarray(data["K"], dtype=np.int64)
    dK = int(data["dK"][0])
    sel = np.asarray(data["sel"], dtype=np.int64)
    BI = np.asarray(data["BI"], dtype=np.int64)
    m, n = K.shape
    P = m * (m - 1) // 2
    if (m, n, P) != (58, 56, 1653):
        raise SystemExit("Unexpected certificate dimensions")

    Q = 1 << 50
    Q4 = Q**4
    RHO = 1 << 17
    DEN = 1 << 240
    pairs = [(i, j) for i in range(m) for j in range(i + 1, m)]
    KI = [[int(K[i, r]) for r in range(n)] for i in range(m)]
    BIl = [[int(x) for x in row] for row in BI]
    coordvars = [int(v) for v in sel[:-1]]
    selset = set(coordvars)
    colpos = {value: index for index, value in enumerate(coordvars)}

    # Exact p=5 residual and eta numerator, matching the paper's verifier.
    Fc: list[int] = []
    for i, j in pairs:
        fifth_power_sum = sum(abs(KI[i][r] - KI[j][r]) ** 5 for r in range(n))
        Fc.append(fifth_power_sum - dK * Q4)
    Fc_product = fmpz_mat(BIl) * fmpz_mat([[value] for value in Fc])
    etanum = max(abs(int(Fc_product[row, 0])) for row in range(P))

    # Exact J_5(c), the paper's z-variation enclosure E_5, and q_5.
    Jc_rows = [[0] * P for _ in range(P)]
    erad_rowsum = [0] * P
    for row, (i, j) in enumerate(pairs):
        for r in range(n):
            wi = (i * n + r) in selset
            wj = (j * n + r) in selset
            w = wi + wj
            if not w:
                continue
            difference = KI[i][r] - KI[j][r]
            magnitude_derivative = 5 * abs(difference) ** 4
            signed_derivative = (
                magnitude_derivative if difference > 0 else -magnitude_derivative
            )
            radius = 5 * (
                (abs(difference) + w * RHO) ** 4 - abs(difference) ** 4
            )
            if wi:
                Jc_rows[row][colpos[i * n + r]] = signed_derivative
                erad_rowsum[row] += radius
            if wj:
                Jc_rows[row][colpos[j * n + r]] = -signed_derivative
                erad_rowsum[row] += radius
        Jc_rows[row][P - 1] = -Q4

    BI_matrix = fmpz_mat(BIl)
    product = BI_matrix * fmpz_mat(Jc_rows)
    product_table = product.table()
    rowsum_R: list[int] = []
    for row in range(P):
        total = 0
        for col in range(P):
            value = int(product_table[row][col])
            if row == col:
                value -= DEN
            total += abs(value)
        rowsum_R.append(total)
    qnum = 0
    for row in range(P):
        total = rowsum_R[row]
        for pair_row in range(P):
            total += abs(BIl[row][pair_row]) * erad_rowsum[pair_row]
        qnum = max(qnum, total)

    # Arb derivative bounds on a band wider than the interval to certify.
    epsilon = arb(args.epsilon)
    analysis_radius = arb(args.analysis_radius)
    if not (epsilon < analysis_radius):
        raise SystemExit("epsilon must be strictly smaller than analysis radius")
    p_band = arb(5, analysis_radius)
    Q_arb = arb(Q)
    rho = arb(1) / arb(1 << 33)

    # F'_p(c) = sum t^p log(t).  Multiplying the interval vector by B
    # preserves the large cancellations in B F'_p(c), unlike a componentwise
    # absolute-value Lipschitz bound.
    fp_derivative_intervals: list[arb] = []
    jacobian_p_lipschitz_rows: list[arb] = []
    one = arb(1)
    for i, j in pairs:
        residual_derivative = arb(0)
        row_lipschitz = arb(0)
        for r in range(n):
            difference_num = abs(KI[i][r] - KI[j][r])
            center_magnitude = arb(difference_num) / Q_arb
            center_log = center_magnitude.log()
            residual_derivative += (p_band * center_log).exp() * center_log

            wi = (i * n + r) in selset
            wj = (j * n + r) in selset
            w = wi + wj
            if not w:
                continue
            magnitude_band = arb(
                center_magnitude, arb(w * RHO) / Q_arb
            )
            magnitude_log = magnitude_band.log()
            derivative_in_p = (
                ((p_band - one) * magnitude_log).exp()
                * (one + p_band * magnitude_log)
            )
            bound = abs(derivative_in_p).abs_upper()
            if wi:
                row_lipschitz += bound
            if wj:
                row_lipschitz += bound
        fp_derivative_intervals.append(residual_derivative)
        jacobian_p_lipschitz_rows.append(row_lipschitz)

    BFp = BI_matrix * arb_mat([[value] for value in fp_derivative_intervals])
    L_eta = upper_max([BFp[row, 0] / arb(1 << 40) for row in range(P)])

    abs_BI_matrix = fmpz_mat(
        [[abs(value) for value in row] for row in BIl]
    )
    BL = abs_BI_matrix * arb_mat(
        [[value] for value in jacobian_p_lipschitz_rows]
    )
    L_q = upper_max([BL[row, 0] / arb(1 << 40) for row in range(P)])

    eta_5 = arb(etanum) / arb(1 << 290)
    q_5 = arb(qnum) / arb(1 << 240)
    eta_bound = eta_5 + epsilon * L_eta
    q_bound = q_5 + epsilon * L_q
    mapping_bound = eta_bound + q_bound * rho
    margin = rho - mapping_bound
    certified = bool(margin > 0 and q_bound < 1)

    # The linear sufficient radius uses derivative bounds from the wider band.
    sufficient_radius = (rho - eta_5 - q_5 * rho) / (L_eta + L_q * rho)
    output = {
        "certified": certified,
        "epsilon": args.epsilon,
        "p_interval": [f"5-{args.epsilon}", f"5+{args.epsilon}"],
        "analysis_radius": args.analysis_radius,
        "precision_bits": args.precision,
        "eta_5": str(eta_5),
        "q_5": str(q_5),
        "L_eta_upper": str(L_eta),
        "L_q_upper": str(L_q),
        "eta_bound": str(eta_bound),
        "q_bound": str(q_bound),
        "mapping_bound": str(mapping_bound),
        "rho": str(rho),
        "margin": str(margin),
        "sufficient_radius_from_analysis_band": str(sufficient_radius),
        "etanum": str(etanum),
        "qnum": str(qnum),
        "elapsed_seconds": time.time() - started,
    }
    rendered = json.dumps(output, indent=2) + "\n"
    print(rendered, end="")
    if args.output is not None:
        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        args.output.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")
    if not certified:
        raise SystemExit("Requested interval was not certified")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== verify_local_interval.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Independent endpoint checks for the certified local p interval."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np

from continue_branch import EquilateralProblem
from verify_fold import decimal_distance_spread


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--epsilon", type=float, default=1.7e-12)
    parser.add_argument("--precision", type=int, default=60)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    checks = []
    for sign in (-1.0, 1.0):
        p = 5.0 + sign * args.epsilon
        fixed = problem.solve_fixed_preconditioner(
            p,
            problem.center_z,
            tolerance=1e-14,
            max_iterations=100,
        )
        newton = problem.solve_newton(
            p,
            problem.center_z,
            tolerance=1e-14,
            max_iterations=20,
        )
        if not fixed.converged or not newton.converged:
            raise SystemExit(f"Endpoint solver failed at p={p}")
        spread, common = decimal_distance_spread(
            problem, p, fixed.z, args.precision
        )
        checks.append(
            {
                "p": p,
                "fixed_preconditioner_iterations": fixed.iterations,
                "fixed_preconditioner_residual_inf": fixed.residual_inf,
                "sparse_newton_iterations": newton.iterations,
                "sparse_newton_residual_inf": newton.residual_inf,
                "solver_root_separation_inf": float(
                    np.max(np.abs(fixed.z - newton.z))
                ),
                "max_center_shift": fixed.max_center_shift,
                "box_radius": problem.rho,
                "fraction_of_box_radius": fixed.max_center_shift / problem.rho,
                "decimal_pairwise_distance_spread": spread,
                "decimal_mean_power_distance": common,
            }
        )

    output = {
        "epsilon": args.epsilon,
        "decimal_precision": args.precision,
        "checks": checks,
    }
    rendered = json.dumps(output, indent=2) + "\n"
    print(rendered, end="")
    if args.output is not None:
        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        args.output.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== trace_return_branch.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Trace a coordinate-controlled return branch to a target exponent."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np

from continue_branch import EquilateralProblem
from locate_fold import ControlledResult, solve_at_control
from verify_fold import decimal_distance_spread


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--data", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--fold", type=Path, required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--control-direction", type=int, choices=(-1, 1), required=True)
    parser.add_argument("--control-step", type=float, default=1e-4)
    parser.add_argument("--target-p", type=float, default=5.0)
    parser.add_argument("--max-steps", type=int, default=5000)
    parser.add_argument("--bisect-iterations", type=int, default=45)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path, required=True)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    problem = EquilateralProblem(args.data)
    saved = np.load(args.fold, allow_pickle=False)
    control_index = int(saved["control_index"][0])
    fold = ControlledResult(
        control=float(saved["control"][0]),
        p=float(saved["p"][0]),
        z=np.asarray(saved["z"], dtype=np.float64),
        converged=True,
        iterations=0,
        residual_inf=float(saved["residual_inf"][0]),
        dp_dcontrol=float(saved["dp_dcontrol"][0]),
    )

    step = args.control_direction * abs(args.control_step)
    previous = fold
    bracket: tuple[ControlledResult, ControlledResult] | None = None
    trace_p = [fold.p]
    trace_control = [fold.control]
    for _ in range(args.max_steps):
        current = solve_at_control(
            problem,
            previous.control + step,
            previous.p,
            previous.z,
            control_index,
        )
        if not current.converged:
            raise SystemExit("Controlled return continuation failed")
        trace_p.append(current.p)
        trace_control.append(current.control)
        if (previous.p - args.target_p) * (current.p - args.target_p) <= 0.0:
            bracket = (previous, current)
            break
        previous = current
    if bracket is None:
        raise SystemExit("Target p was not bracketed")

    left, right = bracket
    for _ in range(args.bisect_iterations):
        control = 0.5 * (left.control + right.control)
        fraction = (control - left.control) / (right.control - left.control)
        initial_z = left.z + fraction * (right.z - left.z)
        initial_p = left.p + fraction * (right.p - left.p)
        midpoint = solve_at_control(
            problem, control, initial_p, initial_z, control_index
        )
        if not midpoint.converged:
            raise SystemExit("Target-p refinement failed")
        if (left.p - args.target_p) * (midpoint.p - args.target_p) <= 0.0:
            right = midpoint
        else:
            left = midpoint

    root = left if abs(left.p - args.target_p) < abs(right.p - args.target_p) else right
    fixed_p_root = problem.solve_newton(
        args.target_p, root.z, tolerance=1e-14, max_iterations=30
    )
    if not fixed_p_root.converged:
        raise SystemExit("Final fixed-p correction failed")
    certified_root = problem.solve_fixed_preconditioner(5.0, problem.center_z)
    spread, common = decimal_distance_spread(
        problem, args.target_p, fixed_p_root.z, 60
    )

    output = {
        "target_p": args.target_p,
        "control_index": control_index,
        "control": float(fixed_p_root.z[control_index]),
        "residual_inf": fixed_p_root.residual_inf,
        "D": float(fixed_p_root.z[-1]),
        "distance_from_certified_root_inf": float(
            np.max(np.abs(fixed_p_root.z - certified_root.z))
        ),
        "max_center_shift": fixed_p_root.max_center_shift,
        "decimal_pairwise_distance_spread": spread,
        "decimal_mean_power_distance": common,
        "trace_points": len(trace_p),
        "trace_p_min": float(min(trace_p)),
        "trace_p_max": float(max(trace_p)),
    }
    rendered = json.dumps(output, indent=2) + "\n"
    print(rendered, end="")
    args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    args.output.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")
    np.savez_compressed(
        args.output.with_suffix(".npz"),
        p=np.array([args.target_p]),
        z=fixed_p_root.z,
        control_index=np.array([control_index]),
        trace_p=np.asarray(trace_p),
        trace_control=np.asarray(trace_control),
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

# ===== compare_fold_solutions.py =====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Compare fold solutions reached along two independently traced arcs."""

from __future__ import annotations

import argparse
import json
from pathlib import Path

import numpy as np


def main() -> None:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("first", type=Path)
    parser.add_argument("second", type=Path)
    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    first = np.load(args.first, allow_pickle=False)
    second = np.load(args.second, allow_pickle=False)
    output = {
        "p_first": float(first["p"][0]),
        "p_second": float(second["p"][0]),
        "p_difference": abs(float(first["p"][0] - second["p"][0])),
        "z_inf_difference": float(
            np.max(np.abs(first["z"] - second["z"]))
        ),
        "control_difference": abs(
            float(first["control"][0] - second["control"][0])
        ),
    }
    rendered = json.dumps(output, indent=2) + "\n"
    print(rendered, end="")
    if args.output is not None:
        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        args.output.write_text(rendered, encoding="utf-8")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()