OBSERVATION CHAMBER / MVP

Riemann Sheet Navigator

Trace a closed path through analytic branches and observe how returning to the same z can land on a different sheet.

complex Prototype

01 / DRAW THE LOOP

z-plane

A -1.00 + 0.00iB 1.00 + 0.00i

Drag A outside the loop, then trace again.



COMPUTED SURFACE

Riemann surface and lifted path

active continuationcomputed sheets
↑ Im(w) / sheet +phase colour follows argument↓ Im(w) / sheet −
w² = (z-a)(z-b)drag: rotatewheel: zoom
Advanced paths, sheets, sampling, and diagnostics

Path and sheet settings

DiagnosticsNot traced
Path status
closed
Sampling quality
not evaluated
Source type
parametric-preset
Active branches
A, B
Requested / effective
512 / —
Start z
Current z
Current sheet
Closed path
Samples
Max angular step
Min branch clearance
Candidate ambiguity
Max jump
Finite
Previous valid trace
none
Safe-stop reason
none
Observation report
SYSTEM NOTE

At each sampled z_n, the apparatus evaluates every finite branch candidate and selects w_n = argmin_j |w_j(z_n) - w_(n-1)|. Winding around a branch point p is accumulated segment by segment as (1 / 2pi) sum atan2(cross(z_i-p, z_(i+1)-p), dot(z_i-p, z_(i+1)-p)). Parametric paths are certified by independent N and 2N evaluations before a final sheet or monodromy is reported.

OBSERVATION GUIDE

Touchpoints for Observation

Observe analytic continuation as a lifted path: the z-loop closes while the followed value can arrive on another sheet.

  • TRACE the default Pair sqrt loop, drag A outside the loop to obtain identity, restore it, then compare single, product, and ratio logarithms.
  • Branch cuts are display conventions; changing their angle does not change closed-loop monodromy.
  • Open, branch-contact, non-finite, or uncertified paths stop without assigning a final sheet.
  • The 3D surface uses a finite mesh and masks the immediate neighborhood of singularities.

This is finite-range browser computation of analytic continuation and monodromy, not a mathematical proof. Sampling certification can refuse a result, and the rendered surface is not a complete infinite Riemann surface.

Runs inside the browser with no upload and no registration.

OBSERVATION POLICY

This lab runs in your browser. No image, pointer trace, or input is uploaded by this prototype.