Math::PlanePath::SquareReplicate(3) replicating squares

SYNOPSIS


use Math::PlanePath::SquareReplicate;
my $path = Math::PlanePath::SquareReplicate->new;
my ($x, $y) = $path->n_to_xy (123);

DESCRIPTION

This path is a self-similar replicating square,

    40--39--38  31--30--29  22--21--20         4
     |       |   |       |   |       |
    41  36--37  32  27--28  23  18--19         3
     |           |           |
    42--43--44  33--34--35  24--25--26         2
    49--48--47   4-- 3-- 2  13--12--11         1
     |       |   |       |   |       |
    50  45--46   5   0-- 1  14   9--10     <- Y=0
     |           |           |
    51--52--53   6-- 7-- 8  15--16--17        -1
    58--57--56  67--66--65  76--75--74        -2
     |       |   |       |   |       |
    59  54--55  68  63--64  77  72--73        -3
     |           |           |
    60--61--62  69--70--71  78--79--80        -4
                     ^
    -4  -3  -2  -1  X=0  1   2   3   4

The base shape is the initial N=0 to N=8 section,

   4  3  2
   5  0  1
   6  7  8

It then repeats with 3x3 blocks arranged in the same pattern, then 9x9 blocks, etc.

    36 --- 27 --- 18
     |             |
     |             |
    45      0 ---  9
     |              
     |              
    54 --- 63 --- 72

The replication means that the values on the X axis are those using only digits 0,1,5 in base 9. Those to the right have a high 1 digit and those to the left a high 5 digit. These digits are the values in the initial N=0 to N=8 figure which fall on the X axis.

Similarly on the Y axis digits 0,3,7 in base 9, or the leading diagonal X=Y 0,2,6 and opposite diagonal 0,4,8. The opposite diagonal digits 0,4,8 are 00,11,22 in base 3, so is all the values in base 3 with doubled digits aabbccdd, etc.

Level Ranges

A given replication extends to

    Nlevel = 9^level - 1
    - (3^level - 1) <= X <= (3^level - 1)
    - (3^level - 1) <= Y <= (3^level - 1)

Complex Base

This pattern corresponds to expressing a complex integer X+i*Y in base b=3,

    X+Yi = a[n]*b^n + ... + a[2]*b^2 + a[1]*b + a[0]

using complex digits a[i] encoded in N in integer base 9,

    a[i] digit     N digit
    ----------     -------
          0           0
          1           1
        i+1           2
        i             3
        i-1           4
         -1           5
       -i-1           6
       -i             7
       -i+1           8

FUNCTIONS

See ``FUNCTIONS'' in Math::PlanePath for behaviour common to all path classes.
"$path = Math::PlanePath::SquareReplicate->new ()"
Create and return a new path object.
"($x,$y) = $path->n_to_xy ($n)"
Return the X,Y coordinates of point number $n on the path. Points begin at 0 and if "$n < 0" then the return is an empty list.

Level Methods

"($n_lo, $n_hi) = $path->level_to_n_range($level)"
Return "(0, 9**$level - 1)".

LICENSE

Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Kevin Ryde

This file is part of Math-PlanePath.

Math-PlanePath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

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