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NAME

6       Math::PlanePath::FlowsnakeCentres -- self-similar path of hexagon
7       centres
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SYNOPSIS

10        use Math::PlanePath::FlowsnakeCentres;
11        my $path = Math::PlanePath::FlowsnakeCentres->new;
12        my ($x, $y) = $path->n_to_xy (123);
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DESCRIPTION

15       This path is a variation of the flowsnake curve by William Gosper which
16       follows the flowsnake tiling the same way but the centres of the
17       hexagons instead of corners across.  The result is the same overall
18       shape, but a symmetric base figure.
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20                                39----40                          8
21                               /        \
22                 32----33    38----37    41                       7
23                /        \           \     \
24              31----30    34----35----36    42    47              6
25                      \                    /     /  \
26                 28----29    16----15    43    46    48--...      5
27                /           /        \     \     \
28              27    22    17----18    14    44----45              4
29             /     /  \           \     \
30           26    23    21----20----19    13    10                 3
31             \     \                    /     /  \
32              25----24     4---- 5    12----11     9              2
33                         /        \              /
34                        3---- 2     6---- 7---- 8                 1
35                               \
36                           0---- 1                            <- Y=0
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38           -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
39
40       The points are spread out on every second X coordinate to make little
41       triangles with integer coordinates, per "Triangular Lattice" in
42       Math::PlanePath.
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44       The base pattern is the seven points 0 to 6,
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46               4---- 5
47             /        \
48            3---- 2     6---
49                    \
50               0---- 1
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52       This repeats at 7-fold increasing scale, with sub-sections rotated
53       according to the edge direction, and the 1, 2 and 6 sub-sections in
54       reverse.  Eg. N=7 to N=13 is the "1" part taking the base figure in
55       reverse and rotated so the end points towards the "2".
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57       The next level can be seen at the midpoints of each such group, being
58       N=2,11,18,23,30,37,46.
59
60                        ---- 37
61                    ----       ---
62              30----              ---
63              |                      ---
64             |                           46
65             |
66             |        ----18
67            |    -----      ---
68           23---               ---
69                                  ---
70                                  --- 11
71                             -----
72                        2 ---
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74   Arms
75       The optional "arms" parameter can give up to three copies of the curve,
76       each advancing successively.  For example "arms=>3" is as follows.
77       Notice the N=3*k points are the plain curve, and N=3*k+1 and N=3*k+2
78       are rotated copies of it.
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80                                   84---...    48----45                   5
81                                  /           /        \
82                                81    66    51----54    42                4
83                               /     /  \           \     \
84                 28----25    78    69    63----60----57    39    30       3
85                /        \     \     \                    /     /  \
86              31----34    22    75----72    12----15    36----33    27    2
87                      \     \              /        \              /
88                 40----37    19     4     9---- 6    18----21----24       1
89                /           /     /  \           \
90              43    58    16     7     1     0---- 3    77----80      <- Y=0
91             /     /  \     \     \                    /        \
92           46    55    61    13----10     2    11    74----71    83      -1
93             \     \     \              /     /  \           \     \
94              49----52    64    73     5---- 8    14    65----68    86   -2
95                         /     /  \              /     /           /
96                 ...   67----70    76    20----17    62    53   ...      -3
97                   \              /     /           /     /  \
98                    85----82----79    23    38    59----56    50         -4
99                                     /     /  \              /
100                                   26    35    41----44----47            -5
101                                     \     \
102                                      29----32                           -6
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104                                             ^
105                 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9
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107       As described in "Arms" in Math::PlanePath::Flowsnake the flowsnake
108       essentially fills a hexagonal shape with wiggly sides.  For this
109       Centres variation the start of each arm corresponds to the centre of a
110       little hexagon.  The N=0 little hexagon is at the origin, and the 1 and
111       2 beside and below,
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113           ^ / \   / \
114            \   \ /   \
115           | \   |     |
116           |  1  |  0--->
117           |     |     |
118            \   / \   /
119             \ /   \ /
120              |     |
121              |  2  |
122              | /   |
123               /   /
124             v  \ /
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126       Like the main Flowsnake the sides of the arms mesh perfectly and three
127       arms fill the plane.
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FUNCTIONS

130       See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::PlanePath for behaviour common to all path
131       classes.
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133       "$path = Math::PlanePath::FlowsnakeCentres->new ()"
134           Create and return a new path object.
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136       "($x,$y) = $path->n_to_xy ($n)"
137           Return the X,Y coordinates of point number $n on the path.  Points
138           begin at 0 and if "$n < 0" then the return is an empty list.
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140           Fractional positions give an X,Y position along a straight line
141           between the integer positions.
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143       "($n_lo, $n_hi) = $path->rect_to_n_range ($x1,$y1, $x2,$y2)"
144           In the current code the returned range is exact, meaning $n_lo and
145           $n_hi are the smallest and biggest in the rectangle, but don't rely
146           on that yet since finding the exact range is a touch on the slow
147           side.  (The advantage of which though is that it helps avoid very
148           big ranges from a simple over-estimate.)
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150   Level Methods
151       "($n_lo, $n_hi) = $path->level_to_n_range($level)"
152           Return "(0, 7**$level - 1)", or for multiple arms return "(0, $arms
153           * 7**$level - 1)".
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155           There are 7^level points in a level, or arms*7^level for multiple
156           arms, numbered starting from 0.
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FORMULAS

159   N to X,Y
160       The "n_to_xy()" calculation follows Ed Schouten's method
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162           <http://80386.nl/projects/flowsnake/>
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164       breaking N into base-7 digits, applying reversals from high to low
165       according to digits 1, 2, or 6, then applying rotation and position
166       according to the resulting digits.
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168       Unlike Ed's code, the path here starts from N=0 at the edge of the
169       Gosper island shape and for that reason doesn't cover the plane.  An
170       offset of N-2*7^21 and suitable X,Y offset can be applied to get the
171       same result.
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173   X,Y to N
174       The "xy_to_n()" calculation also follows Ed Schouten's method.  It's
175       based on a nice observation that the seven cells of the base figure can
176       be identified from their X,Y coordinates, and the centre of those seven
177       cell figures then shrunk down a level to be a unit apart, thus
178       generating digits of N from low to high.
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180       In triangular grid X,Y a remainder is formed
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182           m = (x + 2*y) mod 7
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184       Taking the base figure's N=0 at 0,0 the remainders are
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186               4---- 6
187             /        \
188            1---- 3     5
189                    \
190               0---- 2
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192       The remainders are unchanged when the shape is moved by some multiple
193       of the next level X=5,Y=1 or the same at 120 degrees X=1,Y=3 or 240
194       degrees X=-4,Y=1.  Those vectors all have X+2*Y==0 mod 7.
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196       From the m remainder an offset can be applied to move X,Y to the 0
197       position, leaving X,Y a multiple of the next level vectors X=5,Y=1 etc.
198       Those vectors can then be shrunk down with
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200           Xshrunk = (3*Y + 5*X) / 14
201           Yshrunk = (5*Y - X) / 14
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203       This gives integers since 3*Y+5*X and 5*Y-X are always multiples of 14.
204       For example the N=35 point at X=2,Y=6 reduces to X = (3*6+5*2)/14 = 2
205       and Y = (5*6-2)/14 = 2, which is then the "5" part of the base figure.
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207       The remainders can be mapped to digits and then reversals and rotations
208       applied, from high to low, according to the edge orientation.  Those
209       steps can be combined in a single lookup table with 6 states (three
210       rotations, and each one forward or reverse).
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212       For the main curve the reduction ends at 0,0.  For the multi-arm form
213       the second arm ends to the right at -2,0 and the third below at -1,-1.
214       Notice the modulo and shrink procedure maps those three points back to
215       themselves unchanged.  The calculation can be done without paying
216       attention to which arms are supposed to be in use.  On reaching one of
217       the three ends the "arm" is determined and the original X,Y can be
218       rejected or accepted accordingly.
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220       The key to this approach is that the base figure is symmetric around a
221       central point, so the tiling can be broken down first, and the
222       rotations or reversals in the path applied afterwards.  Can it work on
223       a non-symmetric base figure like the "across" style of the main
224       Flowsnake, or something like the "DragonCurve" for that matter?
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SEE ALSO

227       Math::PlanePath, Math::PlanePath::Flowsnake,
228       Math::PlanePath::GosperIslands
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230       Math::PlanePath::KochCurve, Math::PlanePath::HilbertCurve,
231       Math::PlanePath::PeanoCurve, Math::PlanePath::ZOrderCurve
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233       <http://80386.nl/projects/flowsnake/> -- Ed Schouten's code
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HOME PAGE

236       <http://user42.tuxfamily.org/math-planepath/index.html>
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LICENSE

239       Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Kevin Ryde
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241       This file is part of Math-PlanePath.
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243       Math-PlanePath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
244       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
245       the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any
246       later version.
247
248       Math-PlanePath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
249       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
250       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
251       General Public License for more details.
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253       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
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