TriangleMesh.cpp

	}

	//now, solve the generalized eigenvector of the matrix pair (M,N):
	//MC = nNC
	//
	//M,N are (reduced) 9x9 matrices constructed above,
	//C is vector (infact, the coeff), n is scalar Lagrange multiplier
	//
	//if M,N were (full-size) 10x10 matrices, the N would be singular
	//as the 1st row would contain only zeros,
	//it is therefore reduced to 9x9 sacrifing the first row
	//
	//according to netlib (Lapack) docs, http://www.netlib.org/lapack/lug/node34.html
	//type 1, Az=lBz -- A=M, B=N, z=C
	//function: SSYGV
	lapack_int itype=1;
	char jobz='V';
	char uplo='U';
	lapack_int n=9;
	float w[10];
	float work[512];
	lapack_int lwork=512;
	lapack_int info;
	LAPACK_ssygv(&itype,&jobz,&uplo,&n,M,&n,N,&n,w,work,&lwork,&info);

	std::cout << "vertices considered: " << neigs.size() << "\n";
	std::cout << "info=" << info << " (0 is OK)\n";
	std::cout << "work(1)=" << work[0] << " (should be below 512)\n";
	
	//if some error, report it to the caller
	if (info != 0) return info;

	//M is now matrix of eigenvectors
	//it should hold (according to Lapack docs):
	//Z^T N Z = I where Z is one eigenvector, I is identity matrix
	//
	//w holds eigenvalues in ascending order

	//our result c[1]...c[9] is the eigenvector
	//corresponding to the smallest non-negative eigenvalue, so the j-th eigenvector
	int j=0;
	while (j < 9 && w[j] < 0.f) ++j;
	//have we found some non-negative eigenvalue?
	if (j == 9) return(-9999);

	//also:
	//the last missing coefficient c[0] we will determine by submitting
	//the given input vertex to the algebraic expresion of the surface
	//(given with coeffs) and equating it to zero:
	coeffs[0]=0.f;
	for (int i=0; i < 9; ++i)
	{
		coeffs[i+1]=M[j*9 +i];          //copy eigenvector
		coeffs[0]-=coeffs[i+1]*V[i+1];  //determine c[0]
	}

	std::cout << "w(j)=" << w[j] << ", j=" << j << "\n";

	return 0;
}


bool ActiveMesh::GetPointOnQuadricSurface(const float x,const float y,
                                          float &z1, float &z2,
                                          const float (&coeffs)[10])
{
	const float a=coeffs[9];
	const float b=coeffs[3] +coeffs[5]*x +coeffs[6]*y;
	const float c=coeffs[0] +coeffs[1]*x +coeffs[2]*y
	             +coeffs[4]*x*y +coeffs[7]*x*x +coeffs[8]*y*y;

	const float sqArg=b*b - 4*a*c;
	if (sqArg < 0.f) return false;
	if (a == 0.f) return false;

	z1=(-b + sqrtf(sqArg)) / (2.f*a);
	z2=(-b - sqrtf(sqArg)) / (2.f*a);

	return true;
}


float ActiveMesh::GetClosestPointOnQuadricSurface(Vector3F& point,
                                                  const float (&coeffs)[10])
{
	//backup original input coordinate
	const float x=point.x;
	const float y=point.y;
	const float z=point.z;
	float tmp1,tmp2;

	//list of possible coordinates
	std::vector<Vector3F> pointAdepts;

	//took a pair of coordinates, calculate the third one
	//and make it an adept...
	if (GetPointOnQuadricSurface(x,y,tmp1,tmp2,coeffs))
	{
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(x,y,tmp1));
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(x,y,tmp2));
	}
	if (GetPointOnQuadricSurface(x,z,tmp1,tmp2,coeffs))
	{
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(x,tmp1,z));
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(x,tmp2,z));
	}
	if (GetPointOnQuadricSurface(y,z,tmp1,tmp2,coeffs))
	{
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(tmp1,y,z));
		pointAdepts.push_back(Vector3F(tmp2,y,z));
	}

	//are we doomed?
	if (pointAdepts.size() == 0)
		return (-999999.f);

	//find the closest
	int closestIndex=ChooseClosestPoint(pointAdepts,point);
	
	//calc distance to it
	point-=pointAdepts[closestIndex];
	tmp1=point.Len();

	//adjust the input/output point
	point=pointAdepts[closestIndex];

	return (tmp1);
}


int ActiveMesh::ChooseClosestPoint(const std::vector<Vector3F>& points,
                                   const Vector3F& point)
{
	int minIndex=-1;
	float minSqDist=9999999999999.f;

	Vector3F p;
	for (unsigned int i=0; i < points.size(); ++i)
	{
		p=point;
		p-=points[i];
		if (p.LenQ() < minSqDist)
		{
			minIndex=i;
			minSqDist=p.LenQ();
		}
	}

	return minIndex;
}