Split MilnorAlgebra by basis shape rather than by prime - #293
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The dual Steenrod algebra is polynomial on the xi_i tensored with an
exterior algebra on the tau_k. The exterior part is absent in exactly one
case, the classical algebra at p = 2, so the code has been using the prime
as a proxy for the shape: `generic()` was `p != 2`, and `compute_degree`
and `compute_ppart` each derived `q` with `if p == 2 { 1 } else { 2p - 2 }`.
That proxy fails for A_C/tau, the mod-tau reduction of the C-motivic
Steenrod algebra, which has the exterior shape *at* p = 2 with q = 2. Make
the shape a type parameter instead:
- `MilnorFlavour`, a sealed trait, with markers `Exterior` and
`NoExterior`. It carries `q(p)` and the four operations that genuinely
bifurcate: basis generation, generators, generator naming, and the
filtration one products.
- `MilnorAlgebraInner<F>` holds the state; `q` is derived from the
flavour and the prime rather than stored, so the two cannot disagree.
`Exterior::q(p) = 2(p - 1)` is already the motivic value at p = 2.
- `MilnorAlgebra` becomes a two-variant enum over the instantiations,
dispatched with `enum_dispatch` for the traits and `dispatch_milnor!`
for the inherent surface, mirroring `SteenrodAlgebra`. Its constructor
picks the variant the prime implies, so the classical algebra is all it
exposes and nothing downstream changes.
Two decodings in `generators` assumed that a `p` in `q` could not be
confused with a `p` in the exponent, which holds only when the exterior
shape implies an odd prime:
- Q_k was found by testing `factor_pk(p, degree + 1) == (k, 2)`. At p = 2
the 2 is absorbed into the power of the prime, leaving cofactor 1, so
no Q_k was ever found. Look the degree up in `tau_degrees` instead.
- The polynomial generators were decoded by factoring the undivided
degree, which counts one power of the prime too many when q is even.
Divide by q first; the cofactor is then exactly `XI_DEGREES[j - 1]` at
every prime.
Both are only reachable under a profile that is not an A(n), since the full
algebra is generated by Q_0 and the P(p^k).
`compute_degree` moves from `MilnorBasisElement` to the algebra, which is
what knows q. `PairAlgebra` is restricted to `NoExterior`: it asserts
p == 2, which no longer implies the classical algebra.
The new configuration is checked against the Kong-Lin closed form in
`motivic::milnor`, which shares no code with this file: the bases agree
degreewise, and every structure constant to degree 18 agrees. The factor
ordering is opposite between the two, so a test also pins that the
transposed reading genuinely disagrees rather than silently coinciding.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe Milnor algebra now uses typed polynomial and exterior flavours. ChangesMilnor algebra flavour refactor
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In `@ext/crates/algebra/src/algebra/milnor_algebra.rs`:
- Line 2040: Update the coproduct implementation in the Bialgebra impl for
MilnorAlgebraInner so its guard requires both prime 2 and the NoExterior
flavour; reject MilnorAlgebraInner<Exterior> explicitly before the existing
formula runs, preserving the current behavior only for the supported flavour.
In `@ext/crates/algebra/src/algebra/pair_algebra.rs`:
- Line 509: Update SecondaryResolutionHomomorphism::hom_k_with to check that the
prime is supported before calling p_tilde(), returning 0 for odd primes;
preserve the existing p_tilde path for valid primes and avoid the unimplemented
MilnorAlgebra::Exterior dispatch.
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Two places where the prime no longer identifies the case, from review on SpectralSequences#293. `Bialgebra::coproduct` guarded only on `p == 2`. Its formula ignores `q_part` and grades the polynomial part with `q = 1`, so at `MilnorAlgebraInner<Exterior>` — p = 2, q = 2, exterior part present — the guard passes and the wrong formula runs, giving a mis-graded answer rather than an error. Implement `Bialgebra` for `MilnorAlgebraInner<NoExterior>` only, as `PairAlgebra` already is, so the unsupported case cannot be reached; the enum forwards to the classical variant. `PairAlgebra::p_tilde` returned 0 at every prime before the split. Routing it through the classical-only dispatch turned an odd-prime call into a panic, reachable from `SecondaryResolutionHomomorphism::hom_k_with`, which calls it without a prime check. It does not depend on the flavour, so implement it directly on the enum and restore the previous value. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013ePtYD7Bt4iPeCtmqtqvZE
Say what each flavour does differently, rather than restating the trait. The one worth reading is `Exterior::q`: at p = 2 it gives 2, the scale A_C/tau needs, and the classical algebra takes q = 1 there because it is the other flavour, not because the formula breaks. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013ePtYD7Bt4iPeCtmqtqvZE
Audited against ext/CLAUDE.md rather than by eye:
- `dispatch_milnor!` now accepts doc attributes, so the twelve public
methods it forwards onto the enum are documented. Each points at the
method it forwards to instead of restating it. The macro `SteenrodAlgebra`
uses has the same gap, but only over trait methods, which inherit their
declarations' docs.
- "capped at four" in the filtration one products named a literal rather
than a constant, which is the staleness the convention warns about.
- Four summaries ran onto a second line; split into a summary and a body.
- The basis generation forwarders repeated what their helpers already said.
The forwarder now says what the basis *is* for that flavour and the helper
how it is built, so each fact has one home.
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783-790: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winEncode the flavour in
magic().
SaveFile<A>writes and validatesA::magic().MilnorAlgebra::ExteriorandMilnorAlgebra::Polynomialat p = 2 produce the same value for the same profile, although their basis indices represent different elements. An exterior save can therefore pass validation when opened with the classical flavour.Add a flavour discriminator to
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In `@ext/crates/algebra/src/algebra/milnor_algebra.rs`:
- Around line 783-790: Update MilnorAlgebra::magic to include a discriminator
for the algebra flavour, ensuring Exterior and Polynomial at p = 2 produce
distinct values while preserving profile and prime encoding. Keep SaveFile
validation compatible with the resulting flavour-specific magic values.
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Saved resolutions store coefficients by basis index, and `SaveFile` validates the header against `Algebra::magic()`. That value was `(p << 16)` plus a profile bit, so the two flavours at p = 2 shared one: a file written over `Exterior` would load as the classical algebra and pass validation with every coefficient reindexed against a different basis. The same hazard the basis-order comment already warns about, reached a different way. Only `Exterior` at p = 2 takes the new bit. The prime settles the flavour in every other case, so each configuration that could already have written a file keeps the value it had, and existing saves stay valid. The test pins those values as well as the separation, since a silent change to them invalidates saved resolutions with no error at load time. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013ePtYD7Bt4iPeCtmqtqvZE
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Supersedes #292.
Motivation
The dual Steenrod algebra is polynomial on the$\xi_i$ tensored with an exterior algebra on the $\tau_k$ . The exterior part is absent in exactly one case — the classical algebra at $p = 2$ — so the code has been using the prime as a proxy for the shape:
generic()wasp != 2compute_degreeandcompute_pparteach derivedqwithif p == 2 { 1 } else { 2p - 2 }That proxy fails for$A^{\mathbb{C}}/\tau$ , the mod-$\tau$ reduction of the C-motivic Steenrod algebra, which has the exterior shape at $p = 2$ with $q = 2$ . Its multiplication is the classical Milnor product: exterior commutation shifts by $2^k$ and signs collapse over $\mathbb{F}_2$ .
#292 extracted the product as a free function to get at that. This takes the other route the reviewer asked for: make the shape a type parameter, so$A^{\mathbb{C}}/\tau$ wrapper can get its product from
MilnorAlgebraand the motivic algebra become callers of the same code rather than one lifting a fragment out of the other. That also removes #292's reason to exist — anMilnorAlgebraInner<Exterior>directly.What changed
MilnorFlavour, a sealed trait, with markersExteriorandNoExterior. It carriesq(p)and the four operations that genuinely bifurcate: basis generation, generators, generator naming, and the filtration one products. Everything else is shared and const-branches onHAS_EXTERIOR, which monomorphisation folds away.MilnorAlgebraInner<F>holds the state.qis derived from the flavour and the prime rather than stored, so the two cannot disagree —Exterior::q(p) = 2(p - 1)is already the motivic value atgenerate_basis_generic's existinglet q = 2 * self.prime() - 2needed no change.MilnorAlgebrabecomes a two-variant enum over the instantiations, dispatched withenum_dispatchfor the traits and adispatch_milnor!macro for the inherent surface — the same constructionSteenrodAlgebraalready uses one level up. Its constructor picks the variant the prime implies, so the classical algebra is all it exposes and nothing downstream changes.compute_degreemoves fromMilnorBasisElementto the algebra, which is what knowsq.PairAlgebrais restricted toNoExterior. It assertsp == 2, which no longer implies the classical algebra, and the secondary Steenrod machinery is not defined for the motivic one.Bugs fixed
Two decodings in
generatorsassumed a factor ofpinsideqcould not be confused with one in the exponent. That holds only when the exterior shape implies an odd prime.factor_pk(p, degree + 1) == (k, 2). Attau_degrees.qis even. Atbasis_element_to_indexpanics. Dividing byqfirst makes the cofactor exactlyXI_DEGREES[j - 1]at every prime, and removes the special case rather than adding one.Both are only reachable under a profile that is not an$A(n)$ , since the full algebra is generated by $Q_0$ and the $P(p^k)$ — the $Q_k$ with $k \ge 1$ are decomposable.
Testing
The newly reachable configuration is checked against the Kong–Lin closed form in
motivic::milnor, which shares no code withmilnor_algebra.rs:just lint(fmt plus the 82-combination clippy powerset),just test, andjust docsare green.test_tempdir_lockfails identically on master in this environment and is unrelated.Noted, not fixed
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