Ellipse is an elliptical region on the sphere. More...

#include <Ellipse.h>

Inheritance diagram for lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse:

Public Member Functions
	Ellipse ()
	This constructor creates an empty ellipse. More...

	Ellipse (Circle const &c)
	This constructor creates an ellipse corresponding to the given circle. More...

	Ellipse (UnitVector3d const &v, Angle alpha=Angle(0.0))
	This constructor creates an ellipse corresponding to the circle with the given center and opening angle. More...

	Ellipse (UnitVector3d const &f1, UnitVector3d const &f2, Angle alpha)
	This constructor creates an ellipse with the given foci and semi-axis angle. More...

	Ellipse (UnitVector3d const &center, Angle alpha, Angle beta, Angle orientation)
	This constructor creates an ellipse with the given center, semi-axis angles, and orientation. More...

bool	operator== (Ellipse const &e) const

bool	operator!= (Ellipse const &e) const

bool	isEmpty () const

bool	isFull () const

bool	isGreatCircle () const

bool	isCircle () const

Matrix3d const &	getTransformMatrix () const
	`getTransformMatrix` returns the orthogonal matrix that maps vectors to the basis in which the quadratic form corresponding to this ellipse is diagonal. More...

UnitVector3d	getCenter () const
	`getCenter` returns the center of the ellipse as a unit vector. More...

UnitVector3d	getF1 () const
	`getF1` returns the first focal point of the ellipse. More...

UnitVector3d	getF2 () const
	`getF2` returns the second focal point of the ellipse. More...

Angle	getAlpha () const
	`getAlpha` returns α, the first semi-axis length of the ellipse. More...

Angle	getBeta () const
	`getBeta` returns β, the second semi-axis length of the ellipse. More...

Angle	getGamma () const
	`getGamma` returns ɣ ∈ [0, π/2], half of the angle between the foci. More...

Ellipse &	complement ()
	`complement` sets this ellipse to the closure of its complement. More...

Ellipse	complemented () const
	`complemented` returns the closure of the complement of this ellipse. More...

std::unique_ptr< Region >	clone () const override
	`clone` returns a deep copy of this region. More...

Box	getBoundingBox () const override
	`getBoundingBox` returns a bounding-box for this region. More...

Box3d	getBoundingBox3d () const override
	`getBoundingBox3d` returns a 3-dimensional bounding-box for this region. More...

Circle	getBoundingCircle () const override
	`getBoundingCircle` returns a bounding-circle for this region. More...

bool	contains (UnitVector3d const &v) const override
	`contains` tests whether the given unit vector is inside this region. More...

Relationship	relate (Region const &r) const override

Relationship	relate (Box const &) const override

Relationship	relate (Circle const &) const override

Relationship	relate (ConvexPolygon const &) const override

Relationship	relate (Ellipse const &) const override

std::vector< uint8_t >	encode () const override
	`encode` serializes this region into an opaque byte string. More...

virtual bool	contains (UnitVector3d const &) const=0
	`contains` tests whether the given unit vector is inside this region. More...

bool	contains (double x, double y, double z) const
	`contains` tests whether the unit vector defined by the given (not necessarily normalized) coordinates is inside this region. More...

bool	contains (double lon, double lat) const
	`contains` tests whether the unit vector defined by the given longitude and latitude coordinates (in radians) is inside this region. More...

bool	contains (double x, double y, double z) const
	`contains` tests whether the unit vector defined by the given (not necessarily normalized) coordinates is inside this region. More...

bool	contains (double lon, double lat) const
	`contains` tests whether the unit vector defined by the given longitude and latitude coordinates (in radians) is inside this region. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static Ellipse	empty ()

static Ellipse	full ()


static std::unique_ptr< Ellipse >	decode (std::vector< uint8_t > const &s)

static std::unique_ptr< Ellipse >	decode (uint8_t const *buffer, size_t n)

Static Public Attributes
static constexpr uint8_t	TYPE_CODE = 'e'

Detailed Description

Ellipse is an elliptical region on the sphere.

Mathematical Definition

A spherical ellipse is defined as the set of unit vectors v such that:

d(v,f₁) + d(v,f₂) ≤ 2α                           (Eq. 1)

where f₁ and f₂ are unit vectors corresponding to the foci of the ellipse, d is the function that returns the angle between its two input vectors, and α is a constant.

If 2α < d(f₁,f₂), no point in S² satisfies the inequality, and the ellipse is empty. If f₁ = f₂, the ellipse is a circle with opening angle α. The ellipse defined by foci -f₁ and -f₂, and angle π - α satisfies:

d(v,-f₁) + d(v,-f₂) ≤ 2(π - α)                 →
π - d(v,f₁) + π - d(v,f₂) ≤ 2π - 2α            →
d(v,f₁) + d(v,f₂) ≥ 2α

In other words, it is the closure of the complement of the ellipse defined by f₁, f₂ and α. Therefore if 2π - 2α ≤ d(f₁,f₂), all points in S² satisfy Eq 1. and we say that the ellipse is full.

Consider now the equation d(v,f₁) + d(v,f₂) = 2α for v ∈ ℝ³. We know that

cos(d(v,fᵢ)) = (v·fᵢ)/(‖v‖‖fᵢ‖)
             = (v·fᵢ)/‖v‖            (since ‖fᵢ‖ = 1)

and, because sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 and ‖v‖² = v·v,

sin(d(v,fᵢ)) = √(v·v - (v·fᵢ)²)/‖v‖

Starting with:

d(v,f₁) + d(v,f₂) = 2α

we take the cosine of both sides, apply the angle sum identity for cosine, and substitute the expressions above to obtain:

cos(d(v,f₁) + d(v,f₂)) = cos 2α                                   →
cos(d(v,f₁)) cos(d(v,f₂)) - sin(d(v,f₁)) sin(d(v,f₂)) = cos 2α    →
(v·f₁) (v·f₂) - √(v·v - (v·f₁)²) √(v·v - (v·f₂)²) = cos 2α (v·v)

Rearranging to place the square roots on the RHS, squaring both sides, and simplifying:

((v·f₁) (v·f₂) - cos 2α (v·v))² = (v·v - (v·f₁)²) (v·v - (v·f₂)²) →
cos²2α (v·v) - 2 cos 2α (v·f₁) (v·f₂) = (v·v) - (v·f₁)² - (v·f₂)² →

sin²2α (v·v) + 2 cos 2α (v·f₁) (v·f₂) - (v·f₁)² - (v·f₂)² = 0   (Eq. 2)

Note in particular that if α = π/2, the above simplifies to:

 (v·f₁ + v·f₂)² = 0    ↔    v·(f₁ + f₂) = 0

That is, the equation describes the great circle obtained by intersecting S² with the plane having normal vector f₁ + f₂.

Writing v = (x, y, z) and substituting into Eq. 2, we see that the LHS is a homogeneous polynomial of degree two in 3 variables, or a ternary quadratic form. The matrix representation of this quadratic form is the symmetric 3 by 3 matrix Q such that:

vᵀ Q v = 0

is equivalent to Eq. 2. Consider now the orthonormal basis vectors:

b₀ = (f₁ - f₂)/‖f₁ - f₂‖
b₁ = (f₁ × f₂)/‖f₁ × f₂‖
b₂ = (f₁ + f₂)/‖f₁ + f₂‖

where x denotes the vector cross product. Let S be the matrix with these basis vectors as rows. Given coordinates u in this basis, we have v = Sᵀ u, and:

(Sᵀ u)ᵀ Q (Sᵀ u) = 0    ↔    uᵀ (S Q Sᵀ) u = 0

We now show that D = S Q Sᵀ is diagonal. Let d(f₁,f₂) = 2ɣ. The coordinates of f₁ and f₂ in this new basis are f₁ = (sin ɣ, 0, cos ɣ) and f₂ = (-sin ɣ, 0, cos ɣ). Writing u = (x, y, z) and substituting into Eq. 2:

 sin²2α (u·u) + 2 cos 2α (u·f₁) (u·f₂) - (u·f₁)² - (u·f₂)² = 0

we obtain:

 (sin²2α - 2 cos 2α sin²ɣ - 2 sin²ɣ) x² + (sin²2α) y² +
 (sin²2α + 2 cos 2α cos²ɣ - 2 cos²ɣ) z² = 0

Now sin²2α = 4 sin²α cos²α, cos 2α = cos²α - sin²α, so that:

 (cos²α (sin²α - sin²ɣ)) x² + (sin²α cos²α) y² +
 (sin²α (cos²α - cos²ɣ)) z² = 0

Dividing by sin²α (cos²ɣ - cos²α), and letting cos β = cos α / cos ɣ:

  x² cot²α + y² cot²β - z² = 0              (Eq. 3)

This says that the non-zero elements of S Q Sᵀ are on the diagonal and equal to (cot²α, cot²β, -1) up to scale. In other words, the boundary of a spherical ellipse is given by the intersection of S² and an elliptical cone in ℝ³ passing through the origin. Because z = 0 → x,y = 0 it is evident that the boundary of a spherical ellipse is hemispherical.

If 0 < α < π/2, then β ≤ α, and α is the semi-major axis angle of the ellipse while β is the semi-minor axis angle.

If α = π/2, then the spherical ellipse corresponds to a hemisphere.

If π/2 < α < π, then β ≥ α, and α is the semi-minor axis angle of the ellipse, while β is the semi-major axis angle.

Implementation

Internal state consists of the orthogonal transformation matrix S that maps the ellipse center to (0, 0, 1), as well as |cot α| and |cot β| (enough to reconstruct D, and hence Q), and α, β, ɣ.

In fact, a = α - π/2, b = β - π/2 are stored instead of α and β. This is for two reasons. The first is that when taking the complement of an ellipse, α is mapped to π - α but a is mapped to -a (and b → -b). As a result, taking the complement can be implemented using only changes of sign, and is therefore exact. The other reason is that |cot(α)| = |tan(a)|, and tan is more convenient numerically. In particular, cot(0) is undefined, but tan is finite since a is rational and cannot be exactly equal to ±π/2.

Definition at line 169 of file Ellipse.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Ellipse() [1/5]

lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::Ellipse ( )

inline

This constructor creates an empty ellipse.

Definition at line 178 of file Ellipse.h.

               :
         _S(1.0),
         _a(-2.0),
         _b(-2.0),
         _gamma(0.0),
         _tana(std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity()),
         _tanb(std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity())
     {}

◆ Ellipse() [2/5]

lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::Ellipse ( Circle const & c )

inlineexplicit

This constructor creates an ellipse corresponding to the given circle.

Definition at line 188 of file Ellipse.h.

                                        {
         *this = Ellipse(c.getCenter(), c.getCenter(), c.getOpeningAngle());
     }

◆ Ellipse() [3/5]

lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::Ellipse	(	UnitVector3d const &	v,
		Angle	alpha = `Angle(0.0)`
	)

inlineexplicit

This constructor creates an ellipse corresponding to the circle with the given center and opening angle.

Definition at line 194 of file Ellipse.h.

                                                                        {
         *this = Ellipse(v, v, alpha);
     }

◆ Ellipse() [4/5]

lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::Ellipse	(	UnitVector3d const &	f1,
		UnitVector3d const &	f2,
		Angle	alpha
	)

This constructor creates an ellipse with the given foci and semi-axis angle.

Definition at line 42 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                                               :
     _a(alpha.asRadians() - 0.5 * PI)
 {
     if (alpha.isNan()) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid ellipse semi-axis angle");
     }
     if (f1 == f2) {
         _gamma = Angle(0.0);
     } else if (f1 == -f2) {
         _gamma = Angle(0.5 * PI);
     } else {
         _gamma = 0.5 * NormalizedAngle(f1, f2);
     }
     if (isEmpty()) {
         *this = empty();
         return;
     } else if (isFull()) {
         *this = full();
         return;
     }
     if (_gamma.asRadians() == 0.0) {
         // The foci are identical, so this ellipse is a circle centered at
         // the common focal point. Pick an orthonormal basis containing f1
         // and use it to construct an orthogonal matrix that maps f1 to
         // (0, 0, 1).
         UnitVector3d b0 = UnitVector3d::orthogonalTo(f1);
         UnitVector3d b1 = UnitVector3d(f1.cross(b0));
         _S = Matrix3d(b0.x(), b0.y(), b0.z(),
                       b1.x(), b1.y(), b1.z(),
                       f1.x(), f1.y(), f1.z());
         _b = _a;
         _tana = std::fabs(tan(_a));
         _tanb = _tana;
         return;
     }
     // _gamma != 0 implies that f1 - f2 != 0. Also, if f1 = -f2 then
     // _gamma = PI/2, and the ellipse must either empty or full. So
     // at this stage f1 + f2 != 0.
     Vector3d b0 = f1 - f2;
     Vector3d b2 = f1 + f2;
     Vector3d b1 = b0.cross(b2);
     b0.normalize();
     b1.normalize();
     b2.normalize();
     _S = Matrix3d(b0.x(), b0.y(), b0.z(),
                   b1.x(), b1.y(), b1.z(),
                   b2.x(), b2.y(), b2.z());
     // Compute _b.
     double r = std::min(1.0, std::max(-1.0, cos(alpha) / cos(_gamma)));
     _b = Angle(std::acos(r) - 0.5 * PI);
     if (_a.asRadians() <= 0.0 && _b > _a) {
         _b = _a;
     } else if (_a.asRadians() > 0.0 && _b < _a) {
         _b = _a;
     }
     _tana = std::fabs(tan(_a));
     _tanb = std::fabs(tan(_b));
     return;
 }

◆ Ellipse() [5/5]

lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::Ellipse	(	UnitVector3d const &	center,
		Angle	alpha,
		Angle	beta,
		Angle	orientation
	)

This constructor creates an ellipse with the given center, semi-axis angles, and orientation.

The orientation is defined as the position angle (east of north) of the first axis with respect to the north pole. Note that both alpha and beta must be less than, greater than, or equal to PI/2.

Definition at line 102 of file Ellipse.cc.

 {
     if (!std::isfinite(orientation.asRadians())) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid ellipse orientation");
     }
     if (alpha.isNan() ||
         beta.isNan() ||
         (alpha.asRadians() <  0.5 * PI && beta.asRadians() >= 0.5 * PI) ||
         (alpha.asRadians() >  0.5 * PI && beta.asRadians() <= 0.5 * PI) ||
         (alpha.asRadians() == 0.5 * PI && beta.asRadians() != 0.5 * PI)) {
         throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid ellipse semi-axis angle(s)");
     }
     if (alpha.asRadians() < 0.0 || beta.asRadians() < 0.0) {
         *this = empty();
         return;
     } else if (alpha.asRadians() > PI || beta.asRadians() > PI ||
                (alpha.asRadians() == PI && beta.asRadians() == PI)) {
         *this = full();
         return;
     }
     if (alpha == beta) {
         // The ellipse is a circle. Pick an orthonormal basis containing the
         // center and use it to construct some orthogonal matrix that maps the
         // center to (0, 0, 1).
         UnitVector3d b0 = UnitVector3d::orthogonalTo(center);
         UnitVector3d b1 = UnitVector3d(center.cross(b0));
         _S = Matrix3d(b0.x(), b0.y(), b0.z(),
                       b1.x(), b1.y(), b1.z(),
                       center.x(), center.y(), center.z());
         _a = alpha - Angle(0.5 * PI);
         _b = _a;
         _gamma = Angle(0.0);
         _tana = std::fabs(tan(_a));
         _tanb = _tana;
         return;
     }
     if ((alpha.asRadians() < 0.5 * PI && alpha < beta) ||
         (alpha.asRadians() > 0.5 * PI && alpha > beta)) {
         std::swap(alpha, beta);
         orientation = orientation + Angle(0.5 * PI);
     }
     UnitVector3d b0 =
         UnitVector3d::northFrom(center).rotatedAround(center, -orientation);
     UnitVector3d b1 = UnitVector3d(b0.cross(center));
     _S = Matrix3d(b0.x(), b0.y(), b0.z(),
                   b1.x(), b1.y(), b1.z(),
                   center.x(), center.y(), center.z());
     _a = alpha - Angle(0.5 * PI);
     _b = beta - Angle(0.5 * PI);
     double d = std::min(1.0, std::max(-1.0, cos(alpha) / cos(beta)));
     _gamma = Angle(std::acos(d));
     _tana = std::fabs(tan(_a));
     _tanb = std::fabs(tan(_b));
 }

Member Function Documentation

◆ clone()

std::unique_ptr<Region> lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::clone ( ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

clone returns a deep copy of this region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 276 of file Ellipse.h.

                                                  {
         return std::unique_ptr<Ellipse>(new Ellipse(*this));
     }

◆ complement()

Ellipse& lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::complement ( )

inline

complement sets this ellipse to the closure of its complement.

Definition at line 263 of file Ellipse.h.

                            {
         _S = Matrix3d(-_S(0,0), -_S(0,1), -_S(0,2),
                        _S(1,0),  _S(1,1),  _S(1,2),
                       -_S(2,0), -_S(2,1), -_S(2,2));
         _a = -_a;
         _b = -_b;
         return *this;
     }

◆ complemented()

Ellipse lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::complemented ( ) const

inline

complemented returns the closure of the complement of this ellipse.

Definition at line 273 of file Ellipse.h.

273 { return Ellipse(*this).complement(); }

◆ contains() [1/6]

bool lsst::sphgeom::Region::contains

contains tests whether the unit vector defined by the given longitude and latitude coordinates (in radians) is inside this region.

Definition at line 104 of file Region.cc.

                                                   {
     return contains(UnitVector3d(LonLat::fromRadians(lon, lat)));
 }

◆ contains() [2/6]

bool lsst::sphgeom::Region::contains	(	double	lon,
		double	lat
	)		const

inherited

contains tests whether the unit vector defined by the given longitude and latitude coordinates (in radians) is inside this region.

Definition at line 43 of file Region.cc.

                                                   {
     return contains(UnitVector3d(LonLat::fromRadians(lon, lat)));
 }

◆ contains() [3/6]

bool lsst::sphgeom::Region::contains

contains tests whether the unit vector defined by the given (not necessarily normalized) coordinates is inside this region.

Definition at line 100 of file Region.cc.

                                                         {
     return contains(UnitVector3d(x, y, z));
 }

◆ contains() [4/6]

bool lsst::sphgeom::Region::contains	(	double	x,
		double	y,
		double	z
	)		const

inherited

contains tests whether the unit vector defined by the given (not necessarily normalized) coordinates is inside this region.

Definition at line 39 of file Region.cc.

                                                         {
     return contains(UnitVector3d(x, y, z));
 }

◆ contains() [5/6]

virtual bool lsst::sphgeom::Region::contains

contains tests whether the given unit vector is inside this region.

◆ contains() [6/6]

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::contains ( UnitVector3d const & ) const

overridevirtual

contains tests whether the given unit vector is inside this region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 160 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                    {
     UnitVector3d const c = getCenter();
     double vdotc = v.dot(c);
     Vector3d u;
     double scz;
     // To maintain high accuracy for very small and very large ellipses,
     // decompose v as v = u ± c near ±c. Then S v = S u ± S c, and
     // S c = (0, 0, 1).
     if (vdotc > 0.5) {
         u = v - c;
         scz = 1.0;
     } else if (vdotc < -0.5) {
         u = v + c;
         scz = -1.0;
     } else {
         u = v;
         scz = 0.0;
     }
     u = _S * u;
     double x = u.x() * _tana;
     double y = u.y() * _tanb;
     double z = u.z() + scz;
     double d = (x * x + y * y) - z * z;
     if (_a.asRadians() > 0.0) {
         return z >= 0.0 || d >= 0.0;
     } else {
         return z >= 0.0 && d <= 0.0;
     }
 }

◆ decode() [1/2]

static std::unique_ptr<Ellipse> lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::decode ( std::vector< uint8_t > const & s )

inlinestatic

decode deserializes an Ellipse from a byte string produced by encode.

Definition at line 302 of file Ellipse.h.

                                                                        {
         return decode(s.data(), s.size());
     }

◆ decode() [2/2]

std::unique_ptr< Ellipse > lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::decode	(	uint8_t const *	buffer,
		size_t	n
	)

static

decode deserializes an Ellipse from a byte string produced by encode.

Definition at line 357 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                                        {
     if (buffer == nullptr || n != ENCODED_SIZE || buffer[0] != TYPE_CODE) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Byte-string is not an encoded Ellipse");
     }
     std::unique_ptr<Ellipse> ellipse(new Ellipse);
     ++buffer;
     double m00 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m01 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m02 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m10 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m11 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m12 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m20 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m21 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double m22 = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     ellipse->_S = Matrix3d(m00, m01, m02,
                            m10, m11, m12,
                            m20, m21, m22);
     double a = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double b = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double gamma = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     ellipse->_a = Angle(a);
     ellipse->_b = Angle(b);
     ellipse->_gamma = Angle(gamma);
     double tana = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     double tanb = decodeDouble(buffer); buffer += 8;
     ellipse->_tana = tana;
     ellipse->_tanb = tanb;
     return ellipse;
 }

◆ empty()

static Ellipse lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::empty ( )

inlinestatic

Definition at line 173 of file Ellipse.h.

173 { return Ellipse(); }

◆ encode()

std::vector< uint8_t > lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::encode ( ) const

overridevirtual

encode serializes this region into an opaque byte string.

Byte strings emitted by encode can be deserialized with decode.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 339 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                          {
     std::vector<uint8_t> buffer;
     uint8_t tc = TYPE_CODE;
     buffer.reserve(ENCODED_SIZE);
     buffer.push_back(tc);
     for (int r = 0; r < 3; ++r) {
         for (int c = 0; c < 3; ++c) {
             encodeDouble(_S(r, c), buffer);
         }
     }
     encodeDouble(_a.asRadians(), buffer);
     encodeDouble(_b.asRadians(), buffer);
     encodeDouble(_gamma.asRadians(), buffer);
     encodeDouble(_tana, buffer);
     encodeDouble(_tanb, buffer);
     return buffer;
 }

◆ full()

static Ellipse lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::full ( )

inlinestatic

Definition at line 175 of file Ellipse.h.

175 { return Ellipse().complement(); }

◆ getAlpha()

Angle lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getAlpha ( ) const

inline

getAlpha returns α, the first semi-axis length of the ellipse.

It is negative for empty ellipses, ≥ π for full ellipses and in [0, π) otherwise.

Definition at line 251 of file Ellipse.h.

251 { return Angle(0.5 * PI) + _a; }

◆ getBeta()

Angle lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getBeta ( ) const

inline

getBeta returns β, the second semi-axis length of the ellipse.

It is negative for empty ellipses, ≥ π for full ellipses and in [0, π) otherwise.

Definition at line 256 of file Ellipse.h.

256 { return Angle(0.5 * PI) + _b; }

◆ getBoundingBox()

Box lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getBoundingBox ( ) const

overridevirtual

getBoundingBox returns a bounding-box for this region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 190 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                   {
     // For now, simply return the bounding box of the ellipse bounding circle.
     //
     // Improving on this seems difficult, mainly because error bounds must be
     // computed to guarantee that the resulting box tightly bounds the ellipse.
     // In case this ends up being important and someone wants to go down
     // this route in the future, here are some thoughts on how to proceed.
     //
     // First of all, if the ellipse contains a pole, its bounding box must
     // contain all longitudes. Otherwise, consider the plane spanned by the
     // basis vectors u = (0, 0, 1) and v = (cos θ, sin θ, 0). To obtain
     // longitude bounds for the ellipse, we must find values of θ for which
     // this plane is tangent to the elliptical cone that defines the spherical
     // ellipse boundary. This is the case when the plane intersects the cone
     // in a single line.
     //
     // Let μ v + λ u be the direction of the line of intersection, where
     // μ, λ ∈ ℝ. We know that μ ≠ 0 because u is not on the ellipse boundary,
     // so fix μ = 1. Let Q be the symmetric matrix representation of the
     // ellipse. Then:
     //
     //    (v + λ u)ᵀ Q (v + λ u) = 0
     //
     // Expanding gives:
     //
     //    (vᵀ Q v) + λ (uᵀ Q v) + λ (vᵀ Q u) + λ² (uᵀ Q u) = 0
     //
     // By the symmetry of Q:
     //
     //    λ² (uᵀ Q u) + 2λ (uᵀ Q v) + (vᵀ Q v) = 0
     //
     // This is a quadratic equation which has one solution exactly when its
     // discriminant is 0, i.e. when:
     //
     //    (uᵀ Q v)² - (uᵀ Q u) (vᵀ Q v) = 0
     //
     // Substituting for u and v and simplifying yields:
     //
     //    (Q₁₂² - Q₁₁Q₂₂)tan²θ + 2(Q₀₂Q₁₂ - Q₀₁Q₂₂)tan θ + (Q₀₂² - Q₀₀Q₂₂) = 0
     //
     // Finding the latitude bounds can be done by parameterizing the ellipse
     // boundary and then solving for the zeros of the derivative of z with
     // respect to the parameter. This looks to be more involved than the
     // longitude bound calculation, and I haven't worked through the details.
     return getBoundingCircle().getBoundingBox();
 }

◆ getBoundingBox3d()

Box3d lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getBoundingBox3d ( ) const

overridevirtual

getBoundingBox3d returns a 3-dimensional bounding-box for this region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 237 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                       {
     return getBoundingCircle().getBoundingBox3d();
 }

◆ getBoundingCircle()

Circle lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getBoundingCircle ( ) const

overridevirtual

getBoundingCircle returns a bounding-circle for this region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 241 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                         {
     Angle r = std::max(getAlpha(), getBeta()) + 2.0 * Angle(MAX_ASIN_ERROR);
     return Circle(getCenter(), r);
 }

◆ getCenter()

UnitVector3d lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getCenter ( ) const

inline

getCenter returns the center of the ellipse as a unit vector.

Definition at line 232 of file Ellipse.h.

                                    {
         return UnitVector3d::fromNormalized(_S(2,0), _S(2,1), _S(2,2));
     }

◆ getF1()

UnitVector3d lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getF1 ( ) const

inline

getF1 returns the first focal point of the ellipse.

Definition at line 237 of file Ellipse.h.

                                {
         UnitVector3d n = UnitVector3d::fromNormalized(_S(1,0), _S(1,1), _S(1,2));
         return getCenter().rotatedAround(n, -_gamma);
     }

◆ getF2()

UnitVector3d lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getF2 ( ) const

inline

getF2 returns the second focal point of the ellipse.

Definition at line 243 of file Ellipse.h.

                                {
         UnitVector3d n = UnitVector3d::fromNormalized(_S(1,0), _S(1,1), _S(1,2));
         return getCenter().rotatedAround(n, _gamma);
     }

◆ getGamma()

Angle lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getGamma ( ) const

inline

getGamma returns ɣ ∈ [0, π/2], half of the angle between the foci.

The return value is arbitrary for empty and full ellipses.

Definition at line 260 of file Ellipse.h.

260 { return _gamma; }

◆ getTransformMatrix()

Matrix3d const& lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::getTransformMatrix ( ) const

inline

getTransformMatrix returns the orthogonal matrix that maps vectors to the basis in which the quadratic form corresponding to this ellipse is diagonal.

Definition at line 229 of file Ellipse.h.

229 { return _S; }

◆ isCircle()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::isCircle ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 224 of file Ellipse.h.

224 { return _a == _b; }

◆ isEmpty()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::isEmpty ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 218 of file Ellipse.h.

218 { return Angle(0.5 * PI) + _a < _gamma; }

◆ isFull()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::isFull ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 220 of file Ellipse.h.

220 { return Angle(0.5 * PI) - _a <= _gamma; }

◆ isGreatCircle()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::isGreatCircle ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 222 of file Ellipse.h.

222 { return _a.asRadians() == 0.0; }

◆ operator!=()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::operator!= ( Ellipse const & e ) const

inline

Definition at line 216 of file Ellipse.h.

216 { return !(*this == e); }

◆ operator==()

bool lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::operator== ( Ellipse const & e ) const

inline

Definition at line 212 of file Ellipse.h.

                                              {
         return _S == e._S && _a == e._a && _b == e._b;
     }

◆ relate() [1/5]

Relationship lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::relate ( Box const & ) const

overridevirtual

relate computes the spatial relationships between this region A and another region B. The return value S is a bitset with the following properties:

Bit S & DISJOINT is set only if A and B do not have any points in common.
Bit S & CONTAINS is set only if A contains all points in B.
Bit S & WITHIN is set only if B contains all points in A.

Said another way: if the CONTAINS, WITHIN or DISJOINT bit is set, then the corresponding spatial relationship between the two regions holds conclusively. If it is not set, the relationship may or may not hold.

These semantics allow for conservative relationship computations. In particular, a Region may choose to implement relate by replacing itself and/or the argument with a simplified bounding region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 246 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                 {
     return getBoundingCircle().relate(b) & (DISJOINT | WITHIN);
 }

◆ relate() [2/5]

Relationship lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::relate ( Circle const & ) const

overridevirtual

relate computes the spatial relationships between this region A and another region B. The return value S is a bitset with the following properties:

Bit S & DISJOINT is set only if A and B do not have any points in common.
Bit S & CONTAINS is set only if A contains all points in B.
Bit S & WITHIN is set only if B contains all points in A.

Said another way: if the CONTAINS, WITHIN or DISJOINT bit is set, then the corresponding spatial relationship between the two regions holds conclusively. If it is not set, the relationship may or may not hold.

These semantics allow for conservative relationship computations. In particular, a Region may choose to implement relate by replacing itself and/or the argument with a simplified bounding region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 327 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                    {
     return getBoundingCircle().relate(c) & (DISJOINT | WITHIN);
 }

◆ relate() [3/5]

Relationship lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::relate ( ConvexPolygon const & ) const

overridevirtual

relate computes the spatial relationships between this region A and another region B. The return value S is a bitset with the following properties:

Bit S & DISJOINT is set only if A and B do not have any points in common.
Bit S & CONTAINS is set only if A contains all points in B.
Bit S & WITHIN is set only if B contains all points in A.

Said another way: if the CONTAINS, WITHIN or DISJOINT bit is set, then the corresponding spatial relationship between the two regions holds conclusively. If it is not set, the relationship may or may not hold.

These semantics allow for conservative relationship computations. In particular, a Region may choose to implement relate by replacing itself and/or the argument with a simplified bounding region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 331 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                           {
     return getBoundingCircle().relate(p) & (DISJOINT | WITHIN);
 }

◆ relate() [4/5]

Relationship lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::relate ( Ellipse const & ) const

overridevirtual

relate computes the spatial relationships between this region A and another region B. The return value S is a bitset with the following properties:

Bit S & DISJOINT is set only if A and B do not have any points in common.
Bit S & CONTAINS is set only if A contains all points in B.
Bit S & WITHIN is set only if B contains all points in A.

Said another way: if the CONTAINS, WITHIN or DISJOINT bit is set, then the corresponding spatial relationship between the two regions holds conclusively. If it is not set, the relationship may or may not hold.

These semantics allow for conservative relationship computations. In particular, a Region may choose to implement relate by replacing itself and/or the argument with a simplified bounding region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 335 of file Ellipse.cc.

                                                     {
     return getBoundingCircle().relate(e.getBoundingCircle()) & DISJOINT;
 }

◆ relate() [5/5]

Relationship lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::relate ( Region const & ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

relate computes the spatial relationships between this region A and another region B. The return value S is a bitset with the following properties:

Bit S & DISJOINT is set only if A and B do not have any points in common.
Bit S & CONTAINS is set only if A contains all points in B.
Bit S & WITHIN is set only if B contains all points in A.

Said another way: if the CONTAINS, WITHIN or DISJOINT bit is set, then the corresponding spatial relationship between the two regions holds conclusively. If it is not set, the relationship may or may not hold.

These semantics allow for conservative relationship computations. In particular, a Region may choose to implement relate by replacing itself and/or the argument with a simplified bounding region.

Implements lsst::sphgeom::Region.

Definition at line 288 of file Ellipse.h.

                                                          {
         // Dispatch on the type of r.
         return invert(r.relate(*this));
     }

Member Data Documentation

◆ TYPE_CODE

constexpr uint8_t lsst::sphgeom::Ellipse::TYPE_CODE = 'e'

staticconstexpr

Definition at line 171 of file Ellipse.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

/j/snowflake/release/lsstsw/stack/lsst-scipipe-0.7.0/Linux64/sphgeom/22.0.1-2-gac51dbf+052faf71bd/include/lsst/sphgeom/Ellipse.h
/j/snowflake/release/lsstsw/stack/lsst-scipipe-0.7.0/Linux64/sphgeom/22.0.1-2-gac51dbf+052faf71bd/src/Ellipse.cc

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Static Public Attributes

Detailed Description

Mathematical Definition

Implementation

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Ellipse() [1/5]

◆ Ellipse() [2/5]

◆ Ellipse() [3/5]

◆ Ellipse() [4/5]

◆ Ellipse() [5/5]

Member Function Documentation

◆ clone()

◆ complement()

◆ complemented()

◆ contains() [1/6]

◆ contains() [2/6]

◆ contains() [3/6]

◆ contains() [4/6]

◆ contains() [5/6]

◆ contains() [6/6]

◆ decode() [1/2]

◆ decode() [2/2]

◆ empty()

◆ encode()

◆ full()

◆ getAlpha()

◆ getBeta()

◆ getBoundingBox()

◆ getBoundingBox3d()

◆ getBoundingCircle()

◆ getCenter()

◆ getF1()

◆ getF2()

◆ getGamma()

◆ getTransformMatrix()

◆ isCircle()

◆ isEmpty()

◆ isFull()

◆ isGreatCircle()

◆ operator!=()

◆ operator==()

◆ relate() [1/5]

◆ relate() [2/5]

◆ relate() [3/5]

◆ relate() [4/5]

◆ relate() [5/5]

Member Data Documentation

◆ TYPE_CODE