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NAME

       Math::PlanePath::DiamondSpiral -- integer points around a diamond shaped spiral

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       This path makes a diamond shaped spiral.

                       19                    3
                     /    \
                   20   9  18                2
                 /    /   \   \
               21  10   3   8  17            1
             /    /   /   \  \   \
           22  11   4   1---2   7  16    <- Y=0
             \    \   \       /   /
               23  12   5---6  15  ...      -1
                 \   \        /   /
                   24  13--14  27           -2
                     \        /
                       25--26               -3

                        ^
           -3  -2  -1  X=0  1   2   3

       This is not simply the "SquareSpiral" rotated, it spirals around faster, with side lengths
       following a pattern 1,1,1,1, 2,2,2,2, 3,3,3,3, etc, if the flat kink at the bottom (like
       N=13 to N=14) is treated as part of the lower right diagonal.

       Going diagonally on the sides as done here is like cutting the corners of the
       "SquareSpiral", which is how it gets around in fewer steps than the "SquareSpiral".  See
       "PentSpiralSkewed", "HexSpiralSkewed" and "HeptSpiralSkewed" for similar cutting just 3, 2
       or 1 of the corners.

       N=1,5,13,25,etc on the Y negative axis is the "centred square numbers" 2*k*(k+1)+1.

   N Start
       The default is to number points starting N=1 as shown above.  An optional "n_start" can
       give a different start, with the same shape etc.  For example to start at 0,

           n_start => 0         18
                              /   \
                            19   8  17
                          /   /   \   \
                        20   9   2   7  16
                      /   /   /   \   \   \
                    21  10   3   0-- 1   6  15
                      \   \   \       /   /
                        22  11   4-- 5  14  ...
                          \   \       /   /
                            23  12--13  26
                              \       /
                                24--25

       N=0,1,6,15,28,etc on the X axis is the hexagonal numbers k*(2k-1).  N=0,3,10,21,36,etc on
       the negative X axis is the hexagonal numbers of the "second kind" k*(2k-1) for k<0.
       Combining those two is the triangular numbers 0,1,3,6,10,15,21,etc, k*(k+1)/2, on the X
       axis alternately positive and negative.

       N=0,2,8,18,etc on the Y axis is 2*squares, 2*Y^2.  N=0,4,12,24,etc on the negative Y axis
       is 2*pronic, 2*Y*(Y+1).

FUNCTIONS

       See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::PlanePath for behaviour common to all path classes.

       "$path = Math::PlanePath::DiamondSpiral->new ()"
       "$path = Math::PlanePath::DiamondSpiral->new (n_start => $n)"
           Create and return a new diamond spiral 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, it being considered the path starts at 1.

       "$n = $path->xy_to_n ($x,$y)"
           Return the point number for coordinates "$x,$y".  $x and $y are each rounded to the
           nearest integer, which has the effect of treating each point in the path as a square
           of side 1, so the entire plane is covered.

       "($n_lo, $n_hi) = $path->rect_to_n_range ($x1,$y1, $x2,$y2)"
           The returned range is exact, meaning $n_lo and $n_hi are the smallest and biggest in
           the rectangle.

FORMULAS

   Rectangle to N Range
       Within each row N increases as X moves away from the Y axis, and within each column
       similarly N increases as Y moves away from the X axis.  So in a rectangle the maximum N is
       at one of the four corners.

                     |
           x1,y2 M---|----M x2,y2
                 |   |    |
              -------O---------
                 |   |    |
                 |   |    |
           x1,y1 M---|----M x1,y1
                     |

       For any two columns x1 and x2 with x1<x2, the values in column x2 are all bigger if
       x2>-x1.  This is so even when x1 and x2 are on the same side of the origin, ie. both
       positive or both negative.

       For any two rows y1 and y2, the values in the part of the row with X>0 are bigger if
       y2>=-y1, and in the part of the row with X<=0 it's y2>-y1, or equivalently y2>=-y1+1.  So
       the biggest corner is at

           max_x = (x2 > -x1             ? x2 : x1)
           max_y = (y2 >= -y1+(max_x<=0) ? y2 : y1)

       The minimum is similar but a little simpler.  In any column the minimum is at Y=0, and in
       any row the minimum is at X=0.  So at 0,0 if that's in the rectangle, or the edge on the
       side nearest the origin when not.

           min_x = / if x2 < 0 then x2
                   | if x1 > 0 then x1
                   \ else           0

           min_y = / if y2 < 0 then y2
                   | if y1 > 0 then y1
                   \ else           0

OEIS

       Entries in Sloane's Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences related to this path include

           <http://oeis.org/A010751> (etc)

           n_start=1
             A130883    N on X axis, 2*n^2-n+1
             A058331    N on Y axis, 2*n^2 + 1
             A001105    N on column X=1, 2*n^2
             A084849    N on X negative axis, 2*n^2+n+1
             A001844    N on Y negative axis, centred squares 2*n^2+2n+1
             A215471    N with >=5 primes among its 8 neighbours
             A215468    sum 8 neighbours N

             A217015    N permutation points order SquareSpiral rotate -90,
                          value DiamondSpiral N at each
             A217296    inverse permutation

           n_start=0
             A010751    X coordinate, runs 1 inc, 2 dec, 3 inc, etc
             A053616    abs(Y), runs k to 0 to k
             A000384    N on X axis, hexagonal numbers
             A001105    N on Y axis, 2*n^2 (and cf similar A184636)
             A014105    N on X negative axis, second hexagonals
             A046092    N on Y negative axis, 2*pronic
             A003982    delta(abs(X)+abs(Y)), 1 when N on Y negative axis
                          which is where move "outward" to next ring

           n_start=-1
             A188551    N positions of turns, from N=1 up
             A188552      and which are primes

SEE ALSO

       Math::PlanePath, Math::PlanePath::DiamondArms, Math::PlanePath::AztecDiamondRings,
       Math::PlanePath::SquareSpiral, Math::PlanePath::HexSpiralSkewed,
       Math::PlanePath::PyramidSides, Math::PlanePath::ToothpickSpiral

HOME PAGE

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

LICENSE

       Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde

       This file is part of Math-PlanePath.

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