#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ Validator for problem 059: Thomson Problem for n=50 The Thomson problem asks for n points on a unit sphere that minimize the electrostatic potential energy E = Σᵢ<ⱼ 1/|xᵢ - xⱼ|. For n=50, this validator: 1. Checks all points are on the unit sphere S² 2. Computes the electrostatic energy 3. Reports the configuration quality Expected input format: {"points": [[x, y, z], ...]} 50 points on S² or [[x, y, z], ...] """ import argparse from typing import Any import numpy as np from . import ValidationResult, load_solution, output_result, success, failure TARGET_N = 50 TOLERANCE = 1e-9 def validate(solution: Any) -> ValidationResult: """ Validate a Thomson configuration for n=50. Args: solution: Dict with 'points' key or list of 50 3D points Returns: ValidationResult with energy and configuration properties """ try: if isinstance(solution, dict) and 'points' in solution: points_data = solution['points'] elif isinstance(solution, list): points_data = solution else: return failure("Invalid format: expected dict with 'points' or list") points = np.array(points_data, dtype=np.float64) except (ValueError, TypeError) as e: return failure(f"Failed to parse points: {e}") if points.ndim != 2: return failure(f"Points must be 2D array, got {points.ndim}D") n, d = points.shape if d != 3: return failure(f"Points must be in ℝ³, got dimension {d}") if n != TARGET_N: return failure(f"Expected {TARGET_N} points, got {n}") # Check all points are on unit sphere norms = np.linalg.norm(points, axis=1) off_sphere = np.abs(norms - 1.0) > TOLERANCE if np.any(off_sphere): worst_idx = np.argmax(np.abs(norms - 1.0)) return failure( f"Point {worst_idx} not on unit sphere: |x| = {norms[worst_idx]:.10f}", off_sphere_count=int(np.sum(off_sphere)) ) # Compute electrostatic energy energy = 0.0 min_dist = float('inf') for i in range(n): for j in range(i + 1, n): dist = np.linalg.norm(points[i] - points[j]) if dist < TOLERANCE: return failure(f"Points {i} and {j} are coincident") energy += 1.0 / dist min_dist = min(min_dist, dist) return success( f"Thomson configuration for n={n}: energy = {energy:.10f}, min distance = {min_dist:.6f}", num_points=n, energy=energy, min_distance=min_dist ) def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Validate Thomson configuration for n=50') 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()