Provided by: libmath-planepath-perl_113-1_all 
NAME
Math::PlanePath::TriangularHypot -- points of triangular lattice in order of hypotenuse distance
SYNOPSIS
use Math::PlanePath::TriangularHypot;
my $path = Math::PlanePath::TriangularHypot->new;
my ($x, $y) = $path->n_to_xy (123);
DESCRIPTION
This path visits X,Y points on a triangular "A2" lattice in order of their distance from the origin 0,0
and anti-clockwise around from the X axis among those of equal distance.
58 47 39 46 57 4
48 34 23 22 33 45 3
40 24 16 9 15 21 38 2
49 25 10 4 3 8 20 44 1
35 17 5 1 2 14 32 <- Y=0
50 26 11 6 7 13 31 55 -1
41 27 18 12 19 30 43 -2
51 36 28 29 37 54 -3
60 52 42 53 61 -4
^
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The lattice is put on a square X,Y grid using every second point per "Triangular Lattice" in
Math::PlanePath. Scaling X/2,Y*sqrt(3)/2 gives equilateral triangles of side length 1 making a distance
from X,Y to the origin
dist^2 = (X/2^2 + (Y*sqrt(3)/2)^2
= (X^2 + 3*Y^2) / 4
For example N=19 at X=2,Y=-2 is sqrt((2**2+3*-2**2)/4) = sqrt(4) from the origin. The next smallest
after that is X=5,Y=1 at sqrt(7). The key part is X^2 + 3*Y^2 as the distance measure to order the
points.
Equal Distances
Points with the same distance are taken in anti-clockwise order around from the X axis. For example N=14
at X=4,Y=0 is sqrt(4) from the origin, and so are the rotated X=2,Y=2 and X=-2,Y=2 etc in other sixth
segments, for a total 6 points N=14 to N=19 all the same distance.
Symmetry means there's a set of 6 or 12 points with the same distance, so the count of same-distance
points is always a multiple of 6 or 12. There are 6 symmetric points when on the six radial lines X=0,
X=Y or X=-Y, and on the lines Y=0, X=3*Y or X=-3*Y which are midway between them. There's 12 symmetric
points for anything else, ie. anything in the twelve slices between those twelve lines. The first set of
12 equal is N=20 to N=31 all at sqrt(28).
There can also be further ways for the same distance to arise, as multiple solutions to X^2+3*Y^3=d^2,
but the 6-way or 12-way symmetry means there's always a multiple of 6 or 12 in total.
Odd Points
Option "points => "odd"" visits just the odd points, meaning sum X+Y odd, which is X,Y one odd the other
even.
points => "odd"
69 5
66 50 45 44 49 65 4
58 40 28 25 27 39 57 3
54 32 20 12 11 19 31 53 2
36 16 6 3 5 15 35 1
46 24 10 2 1 9 23 43 <- Y=0
37 17 7 4 8 18 38 -1
55 33 21 13 14 22 34 56 -2
59 41 29 26 30 42 60 -3
67 51 47 48 52 68 -4
70 -5
^
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6
All Points
Option "points => "all"" visits all integer X,Y points.
points => "all"
64 59 49 44 48 58 63 3
69 50 39 30 25 19 24 29 38 47 68 2
51 35 20 13 8 4 7 12 18 34 46 1
65 43 31 17 9 3 1 2 6 16 28 42 62 <- Y=0
52 36 21 14 10 5 11 15 23 37 57 -1
70 53 40 32 26 22 27 33 41 56 71 -2
66 60 54 45 55 61 67 -3
^
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Hex Points
Option "points => "hex"" visits X,Y points making a hexagonal grid,
points => "hex"
50----42 49----59 5
/ \ / \
51----39 27----33 48 4
/ \ / \ /
43 22----15 21----32 3
\ / \ / \
28----16 6----11 26----41 2
/ \ / \ / \
52----34 7---- 3 5----14 47 1
/ \ / \ / \ /
60 23----12 1-----2 20----38 <- Y=0
\ / \ / \ / \
53----35 8---- 4 10----19 58 -1
\ / \ / \ /
29----17 9----13 31----46 -2
/ \ / \ /
44 24----18 25----37 -3
\ / \ / \
54----40 30----36 57 -4
\ / \ /
55----45 56----61 -5
^
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
N=1 is at the origin X=0,Y=0, then N=2,3,4 are all at X^2+3Y^2=4 away from the origin, etc. The joining
lines drawn above show the grid pattern but points are in order of distance from the origin.
The points are all integer X,Y with X+3Y mod 6 == 0 or 2. This is a subset of the default "even" points
in that X+Y is even but with 1 of each 3 points skipped to make the hexagonal outline.
Hex Rotated Points
Option "points => "hex_rotated"" is the same hexagonal points but rotated around so N=2 is at +60 degrees
instead of on the X axis.
points => "hex_rotated"
60----50 42----49 5
/ \ / \
51 33----27 38----48 4
\ / \ / \
34----22 15----21 41 3
/ \ / \ /
43----28 12-----6 14----26 2
/ \ / \ / \
52 16-----7 2-----5 32----47 1
\ / \ / \ / \
39----23 3-----1 11----20 59 <- Y=0
/ \ / \ / \ /
53 17-----8 4----10 37----58 -1
\ / \ / \ /
44----29 13-----9 19----31 -2
\ / \ / \
35----24 18----25 46 -3
/ \ / \ /
54 36----30 40----57 -4
\ / \ /
61----55 45----56 -5
^
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Points are still numbered from the X axis clockwise. The sets of points at equal hypotenuse distances
are the same as plain "hex" but the numbering is changed by the rotation.
The points visited are all integer X,Y with X+3Y mod 6 == 0 or 4. This grid can be viewed either as a
+60 degree or a +180 degree rotation of the plain hex.
Hex Centred Points
Option "points => "hex_centred"" is the same hexagonal grid as hex above, but with the origin X=0,Y=0 in
the centre of a hexagon,
points => "hex_centred"
46----45 5
/ \
39----28 27----38 4
/ \ / \
47----29 16----15 26----44 3
/ \ / \ / \
48 17-----9 8----14 43 2
\ / \ / \ /
30----18 3-----2 13----25 1
/ \ / \ / \
40 10-----4 . 1-----7 37 <- Y=0
\ / \ / \ /
31----19 5-----6 24----36 -1
/ \ / \ / \
49 20----11 12----23 54 -2
\ / \ / \ /
50----32 21----22 35----53 -3
\ / \ /
41----33 34----42 -4
\ /
51----52 -5
^
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 X=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
N=1,2,3,4,5,6 are all at X^2+3Y^2=4 away from the origin, then N=7,8,9,10,11,12, etc. The points visited
are all integer X,Y with X+3Y mod 6 == 2 or 4.
FUNCTIONS
See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::PlanePath for behaviour common to all path classes.
"$path = Math::PlanePath::TriangularHypot->new ()"
"$path = Math::PlanePath::TriangularHypot->new (points => $str)"
Create and return a new hypot path object. The "points" option can be
"even" only points with X+Y even (the default)
"odd" only points with X+Y odd
"all" all integer X,Y
"hex" hexagonal X+3Y==0,2 mod 6
"hex_rotated" hexagonal X+3Y==0,4 mod 6
"hex_centred" hexagonal X+3Y==2,4 mod 6
Create and return a new triangular hypot path object.
"($x,$y) = $path->n_to_xy ($n)"
Return the X,Y coordinates of point number $n on the path.
For "$n < 1" the return is an empty list as the first point at X=0,Y=0 is N=1.
Currently it's unspecified what happens if $n is not an integer. Successive points are a fair way
apart, so it may not make much sense to say give an X,Y position in between the integer $n.
"$n = $path->xy_to_n ($x,$y)"
Return an integer point number for coordinates "$x,$y". Each integer N is considered the centre of a
unit square and an "$x,$y" within that square returns N.
For "even" and "odd" options only every second square in the plane has an N and if "$x,$y" is a
position not covered then the return is "undef".
OEIS
Entries in Sloane's Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences related to this path include,
<http://oeis.org/A003136> (etc)
points="even" (the default)
A003136 norms (X^2+3*Y^2)/4 which occur
A004016 count of points of norm==n
A035019 skipping zero counts
A088534 counting only in the twelfth 0<=X<=Y
The counts in these sequences are expressed as norm = x^2+x*y+y^2. That x,y is related to the "even" X,Y
on the path here by a -45 degree rotation,
x = (Y-X)/2 X = 2*(x+y)
y = (X+Y)/2 Y = 2*(y-x)
norm = x^2+x*y+y^2
= ((Y-X)/2)^2 + (Y-X)/2 * (X+Y)/2 + ((X+Y)/2)^2
= (X^2 + 3*Y^2) / 4
The X^2+3*Y^2 is the dist^2 described above for equilateral triangles of unit side. The factor of /4
scales the distance but of course doesn't change the sets of points of the same distance.
points="all"
A092572 norms X^2+3*Y^2 which occur
A158937 norms X^2+3*Y^2 which occur, X>0,Y>0 with repeats
A092573 count of points norm==n for X>0,Y>0
A092574 norms X^2+3*Y^2 which occur for X>0,Y>0, gcd(X,Y)=1
A092575 count of points norm==n for X>0,Y>0, gcd(X,Y)=1
ie. X,Y no common factor
points="hex"
A113062 count of points norm=X^2+3*Y^2=4*n (theta series)
A113063 divided by 3
points="hex_centred"
A217219 count of points norm=X^2+3*Y^2=4*n (theta series)
SEE ALSO
Math::PlanePath, Math::PlanePath::Hypot, Math::PlanePath::HypotOctant, Math::PlanePath::PixelRings,
Math::PlanePath::HexSpiral
HOME PAGE
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LICENSE
Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde
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