Add cumulative strain guard to FixSymmetry #447
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Summary
reference_cellsinfrom_state()and track cumulative strain inadjust_cell()max_cumulative_strain(default 0.5), clamp the cell update to stay within the strain envelopereference_cellsthroughreindex(),merge(),select_constraint(), andselect_sub_constraint()Builds on #438 (FixSymmetry constraint). The per-step deformation check (
max_delta <= 0.25) catches large single-step cell changes but not slow cumulative drift across many steps that can cause phase transitions (e.g. hexagonal → tetragonal cell collapse).Complementary to #443 which fixes L-BFGS history contamination from unsymmetrized forces — that PR addresses force-direction drift, this one addresses cell-deformation drift.
Test plan
test_large_deformation_clampedupdated: verifies per-step clamping and cumulative strain boundtest_cumulative_strain_clamp_direct: 20 small anisotropic stretches that individually pass per-step check but cumulatively exceed the limit; verifies clamping and symmetry preservation