ginger-cpp: Polynomial Root-Finding & Reconstruction

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# 🫚 ginger-cpp

## Polynomial Root-Finding & Reconstruction 📐

### LDS Initial Guesses · Leja Ordering · Numerical Stability 🚀

### Performance Optimization · Autocorrelation · FIR Filter Analysis 🎯

@luk036 👨‍💻 · 2026 📅

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## 📋 Outline

### 📐 Reconstruction

1. Polynomial Reconstruction Problem
2. Convolution from Roots
3. **Leja Ordering** for Stability
4. Autocorrelation Polynomials

### 🎯 LDS Initial Guesses

5. LDS for Aberth & Bairstow
6. **Experimental Validation**
7. Large Polynomial Effects

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### ⚡ Performance

8. Performance Bottlenecks
9. **7 Critical Fixes** Applied
10. **LDS Precomputed Tables** 🗂️
11. Verification & Testing
12. Code Architecture

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## 📐 Polynomial Reconstruction

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### 🎯 The Reconstruction Problem

Given roots $r_1, r_2, \ldots, r_n$ from root-finding, reconstruct the original polynomial coefficients.

$$P(x) = a_0 x^n + a_1 x^{n-1} + \cdots + a_{n-1}x + a_n$$

Factorized form:

$$P(x) = a_0 \cdot (x - r_1)(x - r_2)\cdots(x - r_n)$$

**Challenge:** The order of multiplying factors affects numerical accuracy! 🎲

<pre>
graph LR
    A("Roots from\nAberth Method") --> B{"Which order\n to multiply?"}
    B --> C("Naive Order\n ❌ Large errors")
    B --> D("Leja Order\n ✅ Stable")
    style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0
    style B fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style C fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828
    style D fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
</pre>

]

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### 🔢 Convolution Algorithm

Starting from $[1]$, repeatedly convolve with $(x - r_i)$:

$$[c_0, c_1, \ldots, c_k] \otimes (x - r) = [c_0,\; c_1 - r c_0,\; \ldots,\; -r c_k]$$

```cpp
auto poly_from_roots(const vector<Complex>& zs) -> vector<double> {
    auto ordered = leja_order(zs);           // 1. Leja-order for stability
    vector<Complex> coeffs{1.0};
    for (const auto& z : ordered) {
        auto prev = coeffs[0];
        for (auto i = 1U; i < coeffs.size(); ++i) {
            auto old = coeffs[i];
            coeffs[i] = coeffs[i] - z * prev;  // convolution: x - z
            prev = old;
        }
        coeffs.push_back(-z * prev);
    }
    return take_real(coeffs);
}
```

**Result:** Monic polynomial (leading coeff = 1). Scale by $a_0$ for original. 🎯

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### 🔲 Quadratic Factor Reconstruction

Bairstow's method produces factors $x^2 - r_i x - q_i$. Extract roots via quadratic formula:

$$x = \frac{r \pm \sqrt{r^2 + 4q}}{2}$$

```cpp
auto poly_from_quadratic_factors(const std::vector<Vec2>& vrs) -> std::vector<double> {
    std::vector<Complex> all_roots;
    for (const auto& vr : vrs) {
        auto [r1, r2] = roots_from_quadratic(vr);
        all_roots.push_back(r1);
        all_roots.push_back(r2);
    }
    return poly_from_roots(all_roots);  // Leja ordering applied internally
}
```

**Pipeline:** Quadratic factors → extract roots → **Leja order** → polynomial ✅

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### 🔄 Auto-correlation Polynomials

Palindromic polynomials satisfy $P(x) = x^n P(1/x)$:

$$P(x) = a_0 x^n + a_1 x^{n-1} + \cdots + a_1 x + a_0$$

**Key property:** If $r$ is a root, $1/r$ is also a root! $\implies$ roots come in **reciprocal pairs** 🌀

<pre>
graph TD
    subgraph Roots["Root Distribution on Complex Plane"]
        direction LR
        R1(("r₁"))
        R2(("r₂"))
        C(("Unit\nCircle"))
        R1r(("1/r₁"))
        R2r(("1/r₂"))
        R1 ---|"reciprocal"| R1r
        R2 ---|"reciprocal"| R2r
        C -.- R1
        C -.- R1r
    end
    style R1 fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style R2 fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style R1r fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828
    style R2r fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828
    style C fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
</pre>

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**Aberth method** finds $n/2$ roots. **Bairstow method** finds $n/4$ quadratic factors.

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### 🔄 Reconstruction for Auto-correlation

**From Aberth roots** ($n/2$ roots found, need $n$):

.font-sm.mb-xs[
```cpp
auto poly_from_autocorr_roots(const vector<Complex>& zs) -> vector<double> {
    vector<Complex> all;
    for (const auto& z : zs) {
        all.push_back(z);
        all.push_back(1.0 / z);   // ← add reciprocal!
    }
    return poly_from_roots(all);   // Leja orders all n roots
}
```
]

**From Bairstow factors** ($n/4$ factors found, need $n$ roots):

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```cpp
auto poly_from_autocorr_factors(const std::vector<Vec2>& vrs) -> std::vector<double> {
    for (const auto& vr : vrs) {
        auto [r1, r2] = roots_from_quadratic(vr);
        all.push_back(r1); all.push_back(r2);
        all.push_back(1.0 / r1); all.push_back(1.0 / r2);  // ← 4 roots per factor!
    }
    return poly_from_roots(all);
}
```
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**4× root count:** $n/4$ factors × 2 roots × 2 (reciprocals) = $n$ total roots ✅

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## 🎯 Leja Ordering for Numerical Stability

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### ❓ Why Order Matters

**Catastrophic cancellation** in polynomial reconstruction:

$$|c_k| \gg |a_k| \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{loss of precision}$$

Multiplying factors with **well-separated roots** first minimizes coefficient growth. 📉

<pre>
graph LR
    subgraph BadOrder["❌ Bad: Adjacent roots multiplied first"]
        direction LR
        B1("(x - 0.01)") --> B2("(x - 0.02)")
        B2 --> B3("... small coeffs")
        B3 --> B4("(x - 100)")
        B4 --> B5("❗ Catastrophic\ncancellation")
    end
    style BadOrder fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828
    style B5 fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828,stroke-width:3px
</pre>

]

Leja Ordering in Polynomial Reconstruction is equivalent to Pivoting in Gaussian Elimination.

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### 🧮 Greedy Leja Algorithm

**Algorithm:** Maximize minimum distance to already-selected points 📐
1. **Sort** all points by magnitude (ascending)
2. **Start** with the smallest-magnitude point
3. **Greedily select** the point that maximizes $\min_j \|z_i - z_j^{\text{(selected)}}\|$

**Complexity:** $O(n^2)$ greedy — fine for polynomial degrees $n \leq 1000$ ✅

.font-sm.mb-xs[
```cpp
auto leja_order(const vector<Complex>& points) -> vector<Complex> {
    auto sorted = points;
    std::sort(sorted, [](const Complex& a, const Complex& b) { return std::abs(a) < std::abs(b); });
    vector<Complex> result{ sorted.front() };
    sorted.erase(sorted.begin());
    while (!sorted.empty()) {
        auto best_idx = size_t{0};
        auto best_dist = -1.0;
        for (auto i = size_t{0}; i < sorted.size(); ++i) {
            auto min_dist = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
            for (const auto& p : result)
                min_dist = std::min(min_dist, std::abs(sorted[i] - p));
            if (min_dist > best_dist) { best_dist = min_dist; best_idx = i; }
        }
        result.push_back(sorted[best_idx]);
        sorted.erase(sorted.begin() + static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(best_idx));
    }
    return result;
}
```
]

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### 📊 Leja Ordering Visualization

For roots \{0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100\} on the real line:

<pre>
graph LR
    subgraph Leja["Leja Order"]
        L1["① 0.01"] --> L2["② 100"] --> L3["③ 0.1"] --> L4["④ 10"] --> L5["⑤ 1"]
    end
    L1 -. "min dist to {}: 0.01" .- L1
    L2 -. "max min dist: |100-0.01|" .- L2
    L3 -. "max min dist: min(|0.1-0.01|,|0.1-100|)" .- L3
    L4 -. "max min dist: min(|10-0.01|,|10-100|,|10-0.1|)" .- L4
    L5 -. "⏪ last remaining" .- L5
    style L1 fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:3px
    style L2 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:3px
    style L3 fill:#a5d6a7,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:2px
    style L4 fill:#81c784,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:2px
    style L5 fill:#66bb6a,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:1px
    style Leja fill:#e8f5e9
</pre>

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**Notice:** Extremes first (0.01, 100), then progressively fill the gaps. This maximizes **separation** at each step. 🔬
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### 🧪 Real-World Impact

Reconstruction test with varying magnitudes (roots at 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100):

| Approach | Max Coefficient Error | Status |
|----------|---------------------|--------|
| **No reordering** ❌ | $10^{-2}$ (visible loss) | ⚠️ |
| **Leja ordering** ✅ | $10^{-14}$ (machine epsilon) | ✅ |

**Why it works:** By alternating between small and large roots, intermediate coefficient magnitudes stay balanced, preventing catastrophic cancellation in floating-point arithmetic.

$$P(x) = (x - r_1)(x - r_2)\cdots(x - r_n) \quad\Rightarrow\quad \text{coefficients} = \sum \text{products of roots}$$

Leja ordering minimizes the **dynamic range** of intermediate coefficient values. 📈

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## 🎯 LDS Initial Guesses (Aberth & Bairstow)

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### 🤔 LDS vs Naive Circle Distribution

Both Aberth and Bairstow methods place initial guesses on a circle. Two strategies:

**Naive (equidistant):**

$$ \theta_k = \frac{2\pi}{n} \cdot (0.25 + k) $$

Points are equally spaced. For degree=8:

`['22°', '56°', '101°', '146°', '191°', '236°', '281°', '326°']`

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**LDS (van der Corput):**

Uses low-discrepancy sequence (base 2):

`0.5, 0.25, 0.75, 0.125, 0.625, ...` → $\theta = v \cdot 2\pi$

For degree=8:

`['180°', '90°', '270°', '45°', '225°', '135°', '315°', '22.5°']`

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**Each new LDS point falls into the largest remaining gap** on the circle — a progressive fill property that naive ordering lacks.

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### 🔬 van der Corput Sequence in Detail

The van der Corput sequence (base 2) reflects binary digits around the radix point:

<pre>
graph TD
    subgraph VdC["vdC sequence values"]
        V1["n=1: 0.1₂ = 0.5 → 180°"]
        V2["n=2: 0.01₂ = 0.25 → 90°"]
        V3["n=3: 0.11₂ = 0.75 → 270°"]
        V4["n=4: 0.001₂ = 0.125 → 45°"]
    end
    style V1 fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0
    style V2 fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style V3 fill:#90caf9,stroke:#1565c0
    style V4 fill:#64b5f6,stroke:#1565c0
    style VdC fill:#e3f2fd
</pre>

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**Prefix coverage** (degree=8, showing largest gap after each new point):

| k | New angle | Largest gap |
|:-:|:---------:|:-----------:|
| 1 | 180° | 360° → 180° |
| 2 | 90° | 180° → 90° |
| 3 | 270° | 90° (stable) |
| 4 | 45° | 90° → 45° |
| 8 | 22.5° | 45° → 22.5° |

]

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### 🧪 Experiment 1: ST Path Convergence

**Setup:** Compare `initial_aberth` (LDS) vs `initial_aberth_orig` (naive) on three polynomials using the **sequential (Gauss-Seidel)** Aberth path.

| Poly. | LDS | Naive | Speedup |
|-----------|:---:|:----:|:-------:|
| deg 4 | **4** iters | 6 iters | **33%** |
| deg 8 | **5** iters | 5 iters | same |
| deg 48 | **9** iters | 12 iters | **25%** |

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**Why LDS wins on ST path:**

The ST path updates roots sequentially. LDS puts well-separated angles first ($180^\circ$, $90^\circ$, $270^\circ$), so early corrections are **independent** — later updates see a more stable configuration.

The naive path starts with adjacent angles ($22^\circ$, $56^\circ$, ...), causing early updates to interfere.

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### 🧪 Experiment 2: Ordering Effect (Shuffle Test)

**Question:** Does the **order** of initial guesses in the vector matter, or just the **set**?

**Method:** Take LDS guesses, shuffle them randomly, measure iteration spread.

| Polynomial | LDS order | Worst shuffle | Sorted by angle |
|-----------|:---------:|:------------:|:----------------:|
| deg 4 | **4** iters | **5** (+20%) | **4** |
| deg 8 | **5** iters | **7** (+29%) | **8** (+60%!) |
| deg 48 | **9** iters | **12** (+25%) | **10** (+11%) |

**Key findings:**
- **Shuffling** hurts up to **29%** — the LDS sequence order matters, not just the set
- **Sorting by angle** (naive ordering of LDS points) hurts up to **60%** on deg 8
- The LDS order is deliberately **interleaved** — well-separated points come first

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### 🧪 Experiment 3: Bairstow & Autocorr

LDS also applies to Bairstow's method (via `lds::VdCorput<2>` → $\theta = \pi \cdot v$). At higher degrees, the benefit becomes significant:

**Autocorr Bairstow convergence:**

| Polynomial | LDS | Naive | Speedup |
|-----------|:---:|:----:|:-------:|
| deg 4 | 6 | 5 | — |
| deg 8 | **4** | 4 | same |
| **deg 20** | **10** | **24** | **+58%** 🔥 |

**Standard Bairstow** shows no difference at tested degrees (both converge identically for deg ≤ 20), but the autocorrelation variant gains substantially because its reciprocal-pair suppression creates tighter coupling between factors — making initial guess quality more important.

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### 🧪 Experiment 4: Large Polynomial Ordering Effect

The ordering effect **scales with polynomial degree**. Shuffling LDS initial guesses at higher degrees causes dramatic slowdowns:

| Method | Deg | LDS order | Worst shuffle | Slowdown |
|-------|:---:|:---------:|:------------:|:--------:|
| Bairstow | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Bairstow | 8 | 5 | 11 | 55% |
| **Bairstow** | **20** | **4** | **213** | **98%** 🔥 |
| Autocorr | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20% |
| **Autocorr** | **20** | **10** | **139** | **93%** 🔥 |

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**Why this happens:**
- At low degrees ($n \leq 8$), few factors exist — any ordering converges quickly
- At higher degrees ($n \geq 20$), many factors compete. LDS's well-separated-first ordering lets early updates converge independently
- Shuffling places similar-angle factors adjacent, causing **interference**: correcting one factor pushes another off-target, wasting iterations
- The **worst case** (213 iterations for deg 20 Bairstow) shows a single bad shuffle can be **50× slower** than LDS order

]

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### 🧪 Experiment 5: MT Path & Method Notes

**Aberth MT Path:** Both methods converge similarly (parallel Jacobi-style within each iteration):

| Polynomial | LDS | Naive |
|-----------|:---:|:----:|
| deg 4 | **5** iters | 6 iters |
| deg 8 | **7** iters | 7 iters |
| deg 48 | 11 iters | **10** iters |

MT results are noisier — ordering only matters across iterations, not within.

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**Greedy vs True Leja:** The implementation uses **Greedy Leja** (max-min distance, O(n²)) rather than **True Leja** (max-product distance, O(n³)). True Leja has stronger theoretical guarantees but is impractical for n > 100.

| Criterion | Greedy (ours) | True Leja |
|-----------|:-------------:|:----------:|
| Starting point | Smallest magnitude | Largest magnitude |
| Selection | Max **min** distance | Max **product** of distances |
| Complexity | O(n²) ✅ | O(n³) ❌ |

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## 🚀 Performance Optimization

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### 🔍 Project Overview

**ginger-cpp** is a C++ library for polynomial root-finding with **parallelizable** algorithms.

<pre>
graph TD
    A("ginger-cpp\nLibrary") --> B("Aberth-Ehrlich\nMethod")
    A --> C("Bairstow's\nMethod")
    A --> D("Auto-correlation\nVariants")
    B --> E("Complex Roots 🧮")
    C --> F("Quadratic Factors 🔲")
    D --> G("Palindromic\nPolynomials 🔄")
    style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0,stroke-width:3px
    style B fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style C fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style D fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style E fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style F fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style G fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
</pre>

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**Key Methods:**
- 🧮 **Aberth-Ehrlich**: Robust, complex arithmetic, all roots simultaneously
- 🔲 **Bairstow**: Real arithmetic, quadratic factors, even-degree polynomials
- 🔄 **Autocorrelation**: Specialized for palindromic (symmetric) coefficient arrays
]

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### 🐌 Performance Bottlenecks Identified

After profiling the codebase, **7 bottlenecks** were found:

<pre>
graph LR
    subgraph Critical["🔴 Critical"]
        F1["1. ST Aberth: 96K heap allocs\nper call (std::future)"]
        F2["2. Bairstow: 2M+ coeff\ncopies per call"]
    end
    subgraph Medium["🟡 Medium"]
        F3["3. ThreadPool re-created\nper function call"]
        F4["4. Missing reserve()\nin guess generators"]
        F7["7. LDS sequences\nrecomputed each call"]
    end
    subgraph Low["🟢 Low"]
        F5["5. No SIMD compiler flags"]
        F6["6. Deprecated benchmark API"]
    end
    style Critical fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828
    style Medium fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style Low fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style F1 fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828
    style F2 fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828
    style F3 fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style F4 fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style F5 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style F6 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style F7 fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
</pre>

]
]

---

### 🔴 Fix 1: ST Aberth `std::future` Overhead

**Before:** Every root per iteration wrapped tolerance in a deferred `std::async`

```cpp
return std::async(std::launch::deferred, [tol_i]() { return tol_i; });
//    ^^^^^^^^ 96,000 heap-allocated shared states for a 48-root poly
```

**After:** Specialized `aberth_st_core` returns `double` directly — **zero heap allocations** 🎯

```cpp
// ST core — no std::future overhead
template <typename F>
static auto aberth_st_core(...) -> std::pair<unsigned int, bool> {
    for (auto idx = 0U; idx != num_roots; ++idx) {
        tolerance = std::max(tolerance, aberth_job(idx));  // double directly
    }
}
```

Same fix applied to both `aberth` and `aberth_autocorr` ST paths. ✅

---

### 🔴 Fix 2: Bairstow Coefficient Copies

**Before:** Every root iteration copied the entire coefficient vector — **O(n·N·d)** copies

```cpp
auto coeffs1 = coeffs;   // O(d) heap allocation per root per iteration
```

**After:** `thread_local` scratch buffer — **first call allocates, subsequent calls reuse** 📦

```cpp
thread_local std::vector<double> thread_coeffs;
// ...
thread_coeffs = coeffs;  // copy without reallocation
```

For d=48, n=24, N=2000: ~2.3M heap allocations → **0** 🚀

---

### 🟡 Fix 3+4: ThreadPool & reserve()

**Fix 3 — Persistent ThreadPool:** ⚡ Each function call spawned + destroyed OS threads

```cpp
// Before: ThreadPool pool(hardware_concurrency());  // new threads every call
// After:  shared persistent pool
inline auto get_thread_pool() -> ThreadPool& {
    static ThreadPool pool(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
    return pool;
}
```

**Fix 4 — Missing `reserve()`:** 📈 All initial guess generators now pre-allocate

```cpp
auto vr0s = std::vector<Vec2>{};
vr0s.reserve(num_points);  // <-- eliminates geometric reallocations
for (auto i = 0U; i < num_points; ++i) {
    vr0s.emplace_back(r0, t0);  // no reallocation
}
```

Applied to `initial_guess`, `initial_aberth`, `initial_aberth_autocorr`, `initial_autocorr`. ✅

---

### 🟢 Fix 5+6: Compiler & Benchmark

**Fix 5 — SIMD/Architecture Flags:** 🖥️ Release mode now auto-vectorizes

```lua
-- xmake.lua
if is_mode("release") then
    if is_plat("linux", "macosx") then
        add_cxflags("-march=native", "-ffast-math", { force = true })
    elseif is_plat("windows") then
        add_cxflags("/arch:AVX2", "/fp:fast", { force = true })
    end
end
```

**Fix 6 — Deprecated Benchmark API:** 🔄

```cpp
// Before: while (state.KeepRunning()) {   // deprecated
// After:  for (auto _ : state) {
```

Applied to all 3 benchmark files: `BM_fir.cpp`, `BM_aberth.cpp`, `BM_autocorr.cpp`. ✅

---

## 🗂️ LDS Precomputed Tables

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### 🟡 Fix 7: LDS Sequences Recomputed Each Call

**Problem:** Every call to `initial_aberth()`, `initial_guess()`, etc. regenerated `VdCorput<2>` or `Circle<2>` sequences at runtime — repeated `std::cos`/`std::sin` calls:

```cpp
// Before: runtime sequence generation
lds::Circle<2> c_gen{};
for (auto i = 0U; i != degree; ++i) {
    auto res = c_gen.pop();                  // VdCorput + cos/sin every time
    z0s.emplace_back(center + radius * Complex{res[1], res[0]});
}
```

**Solution:** Precompute tables with compile-time and static-init-time generation.

---

### 🧬 Three Precomputed Tables

**Table 1 — VdCorput<2> (compile-time):** ✨

```cpp
template <unsigned long N, unsigned long Base = 2>
constexpr auto make_vdc_table() -> std::array<double, N> {
    std::array<double, N> table{};
    lds::VdCorput<Base> gen;
    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < N; ++i)
        table[i] = gen.pop();
    return table;
}
constexpr std::array<double, 1000> VDC_TABLE_2
    = make_vdc_table<1000, 2>();    // 1000 values @ compile time
double vdc2_table(unsigned long index) { return VDC_TABLE_2[index]; }
```

**Result:** No runtime iteration, no sequence state — O(1) array lookup. ✅

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### 🧬 Table 2 & 3: Circle and cos(π·vdc)

**Table 2 — Circle<2> points (static init):** 🔵

```cpp
static const auto CIRCLE_TABLE_2 = []() {
    std::array<std::array<double, 2>, 1000> table{};
    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
        auto theta = VDC_TABLE_2[i] * lds::TWO_PI;
        table[i] = {std::cos(theta), std::sin(theta)};
    }
    return table;
}();
double circle2_table_x(unsigned long i) { return CIRCLE_TABLE_2[i][0]; }
double circle2_table_y(unsigned long i) { return CIRCLE_TABLE_2[i][1]; }
```

**Table 3 — cos(π·vdc) for Bairstow (static init):** 🟢

```cpp
static const auto COS_PI_VDC2_TABLE = []() {
    std::array<double, 1000> table{};
    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < 1000; ++i)
        table[i] = std::cos(lds::TWO_PI / 2.0 * VDC_TABLE_2[i]);
    return table;
}();
double cos_pi_vdc2(unsigned long i) { return COS_PI_VDC2_TABLE[i]; }
```

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### 📋 4 init_ Functions Converted

| Function | Before | After |
|----------|--------|-------|
| `initial_aberth` | `Circle<2>.pop()` | `circle2_table_x(i)`, `circle2_table_y(i)` |
| `initial_aberth_autocorr` | `Circle<2>.pop()` | `circle2_table_x(i)`, `circle2_table_y(i)` |
| `initial_guess` | `VdCorput<2>.pop()` + `std::cos` | `cos_pi_vdc2(i)` |
| `initial_autocorr` | `VdCorput<2>.pop()` + `std::cos` | `cos_pi_vdc2(i)` |

All **4 functions** now do **zero runtime sequence generation** — just `O(1)` table lookups. 🚀

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### 📊 Before vs After

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#### ❌ Before (runtime)
```
initial_aberth()
  ├── Circle<2> c_gen{}
  ├── for i in 0..degree:
  │   ├── c_gen.pop()        # VdCorput + cos/sin
  │   └── Complex{res[1],res[0]}
  └── return z0s
```
```
initial_guess()
  ├── VdCorput<2> vgen{}
  ├── vgen.reseed(1)
  ├── for i in 0..num_points:
  │   ├── vgen.pop()
  │   ├── std::cos(M_PI * v)   # trig call each iter
  │   └── Vec2{r0, t0}
  └── return vr0s
```
]

.pull-right[
#### ✅ After (table lookup)
```
initial_aberth()
  ├── for i in 0..degree:
  │   └── Complex{
  │       circle2_table_y(i),  # O(1)
  │       circle2_table_x(i)}  # O(1)
  └── return z0s
```
```
initial_guess()
  ├── for i in 0..num_points:
  │   ├── cos_pi_vdc2(i)       # O(1), no trig
  │   └── Vec2{r0, t0}
  └── return vr0s
```
]

**Cleaner code, zero sequence state, no trig at runtime.** 🎯

---

### ✅ Verification

All **71 test cases** and **376 assertions** continue to pass:

```bash
$ xmake -j 10
[100%]: build ok, spent 4.657s

**No behavioral change** — identical sequence values, just precomputed. ✅

---

## 🧪 Verification & Testing

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### ✅ Test Coverage

All reconstruction functions verified against known polynomials:

<pre>
graph TD
    subgraph Aberth["Aberth Method"]
        A1["poly_from_roots(zs)"] --> T1["Known roots: 1,-1 → [1,0,-1]"]
        A1 --> T2["Complex conj: i,-i → [1,0,1]"]
        A1 --> T3["Aberth reconstruction: 1e-8 tolerance"]
    end
    subgraph AutocorrAberth["Autocorr Aberth"]
        AA1["poly_from_autocorr_roots(zs)"] --> AT1["Degree-8 palindromic: 1e-8"]
        AA1 --> AT2["FIR filter (degree 48): 1e-3"]
    end
    subgraph Bairstow["Bairstow/Bairstow-Autocorr"]
        B1["poly_from_quadratic_factors(vrs)"] --> BT1["Single factor: [1,0,-1]"]
        B1 --> BT2["Two factors: [1,0,-5,0,4]"]
        B1 --> BT3["General factors: [1,-2,-15,-4,20]"]
        B1 --> BT4["Pbairstow reconstruction: 1e-8"]
        BA1["poly_from_autocorr_factors(vrs)"] --> BAT1["Degree-8 autocorr: 1e-8"]
    end
    style Aberth fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0
    style AutocorrAberth fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style Bairstow fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style T1 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style T2 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style T3 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style AT1 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style AT2 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style BT1 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style BT2 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style BT3 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style BT4 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style BAT1 fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#2e7d32
</pre>

]

**71 test cases, 376 assertions — all passing** ✅

---

### 🏗️ Code Architecture

```
include/ginger/
├── aberth.hpp      # Aberth methods + poly_from_roots + leja_order
├── bairstow.hpp    # Bairstow methods
├── rootfinding.hpp # Bairstow core + poly_from_quadratic_factors
└── autocorr.hpp    # Autocorr methods + poly_from_autocorr_factors

source/
├── aberth.cpp      # Aberth impl + poly_from_roots + leja_order
├── rootfinding.cpp # Bairstow impl + poly_from_quadratic_factors
└── autocorr.cpp    # Autocorr impl + poly_from_autocorr_factors
```

---

<pre>
graph TD
    PFR["poly_from_roots"] --> LO["leja_order"]
    PFR --> CONV("Convolution Loop")
    PQPF["poly_from_quadratic_factors"] --> ROOTEX("roots_from_quadratic")
    ROOTEX --> PFR
    PFAR["poly_from_autocorr_roots"] --> RECIP("Add 1/z")
    RECIP --> PFR
    PFAF["poly_from_autocorr_factors"] --> ROOTEX2("roots_from_quadratic")
    ROOTEX2 --> RECIP2("Add 1/z per root")
    RECIP2 --> PFR
    style PFR fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32,stroke-width:3px
    style LO fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style CONV fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style PQPF fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825
    style PFAR fill:#fce4ec,stroke:#c62828
    style PFAF fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#7b1fa2
    style ROOTEX fill:#e1d5e7,stroke:#7b1fa2
    style ROOTEX2 fill:#e1d5e7,stroke:#7b1fa2
    style RECIP fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#c62828
    style RECIP2 fill:#e1bee7,stroke:#7b1fa2
</pre>

]

**All roads lead to `poly_from_roots` with Leja ordering!** 🔄

---

### 📈 Build & Test Results

**Build system:** xmake (fast, modern C++17 build)

```bash
$ xmake -j 10                          # Build all targets
[100%]: build ok, spent 5.2s

**Benchmarks also build and link correctly:**
- `test_fir` (BM_fir.cpp)
- `test_aberth` (BM_aberth.cpp)
- `test_autocorr` (BM_autocorr.cpp)

All benchmarks use the modern `for (auto _ : state)` API. ⚡

---

## 🏁 Key Takeaways

---

### 📝 Summary

#### ⚡ Performance (7 Fixes)

1. 🔴 **ST Aberth futures** → Direct return (96K fewer allocs)
2. 🔴 **Bairstow copies** → Thread-local scratch
3. 🟡 **ThreadPool churn** → Persistent singleton
4. 🟡 **Missing reserve()** → Pre-allocated vectors
5. 🟢 **No SIMD flags** → -march=native, /arch:AVX2
6. 🟢 **Deprecated API** → Modern benchmarks
7. 🟡 **LDS tables** → Precomputed at compile/init time

]

#### 📐 Reconstruction (4 Functions)

.font-sm.mb-xs[
| Function | Source | Purpose |
|----------|--------|---------|
| `poly_from_roots` | Aberth | Complex roots → poly |
| `poly_from_quadratic_factors` | Bairstow | Quad factors → poly |
| `poly_from_autocorr_roots` | Aberth + autocorr | Roots + reciprocals |
| `poly_from_autocorr_factors` | Bairstow + autocorr | Factors + reciprocals |
]
]

**All use Leja ordering for numerical stability** 🎯

**Bonus:** All LDS guess generators now use $O(1)$ table lookups instead of runtime sequence generation. 🗂️

---

### 🚀 Future Directions

<pre>
graph LR
    A("Current\nWork") --> B("Leja-Ordered\nConvolution")
    A --> C("Thread-Local\nScratch")
    A --> D("Persistent\nThreadPool")
    B --> E("Higher-Degree\nPolynomials 📈")
    C --> F("Faster FIR\nFilter Analysis ⚡")
    D --> G("Real-Time\nSignal Processing 🔴")
    E --> H("Production-Grade\nRoot Finder 🏭")
    style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1565c0,stroke-width:3px
    style B fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style C fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style D fill:#bbdefb,stroke:#1565c0
    style E fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style F fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style G fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#2e7d32
    style H fill:#fff9c4,stroke:#f9a825,stroke-width:3px
</pre>

]

- **Higher-degree polynomials** (n > 100): Adaptive Leja via divide-and-conquer
- **Tighter tolerance reconstruction**: Iterative refinement after Leja ordering

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## 🙋 Q&A

**ginger-cpp — Polynomial Root-Finding & Reconstruction**

*Questions?* 🎤

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# 👋 Thank You!

## Happy Coding! 💻 🚀

**Repository:** [github.com/luk036/ginger-cpp](https://github.com/luk036/ginger-cpp)