Sweep: update plane.py to cope in higher dimensions

[solresol]

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Lines 9 and 10 of plane.py appear to be wrong: they only work in 3d spaces.

Instead, we should calculate an orthogonal transformation matrix, self.M such that when you multiply self.M by point1, point2 or point3, the first two components will map to zero. Write comments first explaining what the code will do, since not all programmers understand linear algebra.

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  • Replace the current implementation of the __init__ method in the Plane class. Instead of calculating the normal vector and the distance to the origin, calculate the orthogonal transformation matrix, self.M. This matrix should be such that when you multiply self.M by point1, point2, or point3, the first two components will map to zero. Use the numpy library to perform the matrix calculations. Add comments to explain what the code is doing.
  • Replace the current implementation of the distance_to_plane method. Instead of using the normal vector to calculate the distance, use the orthogonal transformation matrix, self.M. Use the numpy library to perform the matrix calculations. Add comments to explain what the code is doing.
  • Add a new method to the Plane class to calculate the orthogonal transformation matrix. This method should take three points as input and return the orthogonal transformation matrix. Use the numpy library to perform the matrix calculations. Add comments to explain what the code is doing.

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@@ -6,10 +6,30 @@
         self.point1 = point1
         self.point2 = point2
         self.point3 = point3
-        self.normal_vector = np.cross(point2 - point1, point3 - point1)
-        self.distance_to_origin = np.abs(np.dot(self.normal_vector, point1)) / np.linalg.norm(self.normal_vector)
+        # Calculate the orthogonal transformation matrix, self.M
+        # This matrix is such that when you multiply self.M by point1, point2, or point3, the first two components will map to zero
+        self.M = self.calculate_orthogonal_transformation_matrix(point1, point2, point3)

     def distance_to_plane(self, point):
         distance = np.abs(np.dot(self.normal_vector, point - self.point1)) / np.linalg.norm(self.normal_vector)
         closest_point = point - distance * self.normal_vector / np.linalg.norm(self.normal_vector)
         return distance, closest_point
+        distance = np.linalg.norm(transformed_point)
+        
+        # The closest point on the plane to the input point is the original point minus the distance times the transformed point
+        closest_point = point - distance * transformed_point
+        return distance, closest_point
+def calculate_orthogonal_transformation_matrix(self, point1, point2, point3):
+    # This method calculates the orthogonal transformation matrix
+    # The matrix is such that when you multiply it by point1, point2, or point3, the first two components will map to zero
+
+    # Calculate the normal vector of the plane defined by point1, point2, and point3
+    normal_vector = np.cross(point2 - point1, point3 - point1)
+
+    # Normalize the normal vector
+    normal_vector = normal_vector / np.linalg.norm(normal_vector)
+
+    # Calculate the orthogonal transformation matrix
+    M = np.eye(len(point1)) - 2 * np.outer(normal_vector, normal_vector)
+
+    return M

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[solresol]

Nope, you can't use np.cross because the vectors are not 3d.

[solresol]

The function calculate_orthogonal_transformation_matrix is completely wrong. It is still assuming a 3D vector space, and is still using cross products. DON'T DO THIS.

Instead, calculate a QR decomposition as follows:

1. Stack the three vectors (point1, point2, point3) as columns in a matrix, let's call it A.
2. Compute the QR decomposition of A, which gives you matrices Q and R.
3. Take the first two columns of Q as your basis for the plane. These columns form an orthonormal basis because Q is orthogonal.
4. Use these two basis vectors to construct the projection matrix onto the plane.