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Consistency Check Framework for Warp Sensitivity Analysis

This framework provides automated verification of theoretical consistency requirements for quantum gravity corrections in the warp sensitivity analysis project.

Purpose

The consistency checks validate three fundamental theoretical requirements:

  1. Unitarity - Quantum probability conservation and positivity
  2. Gauge Invariance - Independence from coordinate/gauge choices
  3. Classical Limit - Recovery of General Relativity as ℏ→0

Directory Structure

consistency_checks/
├── consistency_config.am       # Configuration for tests and tolerances
├── verify_unitarity.py         # Unitarity validation
├── verify_gauge_invariance.py  # Gauge independence verification
├── recover_classical_limit.py  # ℏ→0 limit tests
├── run_consistency_checks.py   # Comprehensive test runner
├── reference_solutions/        # Reference data for validation
│   ├── schwarzschild_limit.ndjson  # Classical GR solutions
│   └── gauge_test_cases.am        # Gauge transformation definitions
└── outputs/                    # Test results and reports
    ├── consistency_report.ndjson   # Detailed JSON test results
    ├── consistency_report.am       # Summary in AsciiMath format
    ├── gauge_test.am              # Gauge invariance summary
    ├── gauge_test.ndjson          # Detailed gauge test results
    ├── unitarity_test.am          # Unitarity test summary
    ├── unitarity_test.ndjson      # Detailed unitarity results
    ├── classical_limit_test.am    # Classical limit summary
    └── classical_limit_test.ndjson # Classical limit test details

Key Components

1. Unitarity Verification

The verify_unitarity.py script checks that quantum gravity corrections preserve:

  • Probability conservation for quantum states
  • Positivity of two-point correlation functions
  • S-matrix unitarity for scattering processes
  • Trace preservation for density matrices

2. Gauge Invariance Testing

The verify_gauge_invariance.py script applies gauge transformations to verify:

  • Diffeomorphism invariance (coordinate independence)
  • Gauge parameter independence
  • BRST symmetry preservation
  • Background independence

3. Classical Limit Recovery

The recover_classical_limit.py script validates that:

  • Setting ℏ→0 recovers classical General Relativity
  • Quantum corrections scale appropriately with powers of ℏ
  • The Schwarzschild metric and other classical solutions are recovered
  • Linearized waveforms match classical expectations

Configuration

The consistency_config.am file configures:

  • Numerical tolerances for each test type
  • Which tests to enable/disable
  • Input data sources from semi-classical and strong-curvature analyses
  • Reference solution paths
  • Output file locations

Running Tests

The comprehensive test suite can be executed with:

python run_consistency_checks.py --config consistency_config.am

Individual tests can also be run separately:

python verify_unitarity.py --config consistency_config.am --out outputs/unitarity_test.ndjson --oam outputs/unitarity_test.am
python verify_gauge_invariance.py --config consistency_config.am --out outputs/gauge_test.ndjson --oam outputs/gauge_test.am
python recover_classical_limit.py --config consistency_config.am --out outputs/classical_limit_test.ndjson --oam outputs/classical_limit_test.am

Results

Test results are output in two formats:

  1. NDJSON files - Detailed test results for programmatic analysis
  2. AsciiMath (.am) files - Human-readable summaries following project conventions

The overall consistency status is provided in consistency_report.am, with a detailed breakdown of all tests in consistency_report.ndjson.