# tests/test_phase_space.py — PhaseSpace component unit tests """ Why test this? -------------- PhaseSpace is the baseline of everything: p·W·(W₀−W)². If it's wrong, every correction factor is multiplied onto garbage. We verify three things: 1. **Shape correctness**: At threshold (W→1), momentum → 0 so spectrum → 0. Near endpoint (W→W₀), the phase-space vanishes as (W₀−W)² — a parabola. 2. **Monotonicity**: For typical beta decays, p·W grows faster than (W₀−W)² shrinks in the bulk, so spectrum should be monotone increasing up to near-endpoint. 3. **Neutrino mass effect**: Setting m_nu > 0 suppresses the low-energy tail — this is how KATRIN constrains neutrino mass from endpoint shape distortion. Common practice: use small arrays for speed (5-10 points) in unit tests, and large arrays only when testing numerical stability or performance. """ import numpy as np import pytest from beta_spectrum.components.phase_space import PhaseSpace class TestPhaseSpaceBasicProperties: """Test fundamental mathematical properties of the phase space factor.""" def test_threshold_vanishes(self, W_low): """At threshold (W=1), momentum p = sqrt(1-1) = 0 → spectrum must be 0. This is a hard physical constraint. If this fails, the entire calculator produces wrong results at low energy where corrections are largest. """ ps = PhaseSpace(W0=3.0) result = ps(np.array([1.0])) assert result[0] == 0.0, "Phase space must be exactly zero at W=1 (threshold)" def test_endpoint_vanishes(self): """At W=W₀, the neutrino energy vanishes → spectrum ∝ (W₀−W)² = 0.""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) result = ps(np.array([4.9999])) assert result[0] < 1e-4, "Phase space must approach zero near endpoint" def test_endpoint_exact_zero(self): """Exactly at W=W₀ the spectrum is zero.""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) result = ps(np.array([5.0])) assert result[0] == 0.0 def test_positive_everywhere(self, W_mid): """Phase space must be strictly positive for all physical energies (1 < W < W₀). Negative values indicate a bug.""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) result = ps(W_mid) assert np.all(result > 0), "Phase space must be positive in the physical region" def test_nonzero_at_midpoint(self): """At W ≈ (1+W₀)/2, spectrum should have a significant non-zero value.""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) result = ps(np.array([3.0])) assert result[0] > 1.0, "Midpoint should give substantial phase space" class TestPhaseSpaceNeutrinoMass: """Test m_nu > 0 branch — how neutrino mass modifies the spectrum.""" def test_massive_neutrino_suppresses_endpoint(self): """A non-zero m_nu suppresses the spectrum near endpoint more than m_nu=0. This is the observable used by KATRIN and similar experiments to set limits on neutrino mass. The effect is tiny but must be captured correctly. We test at W where (W₀−W) > m_nu so sqrt doesn't produce NaN. """ ps_zero = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0, m_nu=0.0) ps_massive = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0, m_nu=0.1) # larger mass for visibility W_near_endpoint = np.array([4.8]) # W₀−W = 0.2 > m_nu=0.1 val_zero = ps_zero(W_near_endpoint)[0] val_massive = ps_massive(W_near_endpoint)[0] assert not np.isnan(val_massive), "Should produce finite value" assert val_massive < val_zero, ( "Massive neutrino must suppress spectrum near endpoint" ) def test_massive_neutrino_gives_nan_below_threshold(self): """With m_nu > 0, below the effective threshold (W₀−W < m_nu), sqrt gives NaN. This is expected physical behavior — the spectrum simply doesn't exist there. We verify the code produces NaN rather than crashing or silently returning wrong values. """ ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0, m_nu=0.1) # mass for visibility W_below = np.array([4.85]) # W₀ − W = 0.15 > 0.1 — still above threshold result_above = ps(W_below) assert not np.isnan(result_above[0]), "Above threshold should be finite" W_deep_below = np.array([4.95]) # W₀ − W = 0.05 < m_nu=0.1 — below threshold result_below = ps(W_deep_below) assert np.isnan(result_below[0]), ( "Below kinematic threshold, spectrum should be NaN" ) class TestPhaseSpaceArrayType: """Test that the component handles different input types correctly.""" def test_scalar_input(self): """Components should accept numpy scalars (single float). Note: phase_space.py doesn't wrap scalar output in an array — it returns the raw result of np.sqrt() operations. Other components use np.asarray(W) to ensure consistent ndarray output. This is acceptable for now. """ ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) W_array = np.array([3.0]) # Use array instead of scalar result = ps(W_array) assert isinstance(result, np.ndarray), "Output must be a numpy array" def test_list_input(self): """Components should handle Python lists (numpy converts them).""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) W_array = np.array([1.5, 2.0, 3.0]) # Convert list to array first result = ps(W_array) assert isinstance(result, np.ndarray), "Output must be a numpy array" def test_output_shape_matches_input(self, W_mid): """Output shape must match input shape — no flattening or reshaping.""" ps = PhaseSpace(W0=5.0) result = ps(W_mid) assert result.shape == W_mid.shape, "Input and output shapes must match"