REFACTOR: Refactored quaternion implementation

doc/changelog.d/6151.miscellaneous.md

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+Refactored quaternion implementation

doc/source/API/generic.rst

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    read_configuration_file
    write_configuration_file
    compute_fft
+
+
+Quaternion
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+PyAEDT contains an implementation of fundamental quaternion operations.
+
+Quaternions are only used to represent rotations in 3D space. They are not used to represent translations or other transformations.
+Only methods related to rotations are implemented.
+
+.. currentmodule:: ansys.aedt.core.generic.quaternion
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: _autosummary
+   :nosignatures:
+
+   Quaternion
+
+
+Math utils
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+MathUtils is a class that provides mathematical utility methods like numerical comparisons and checks.
+
+.. currentmodule:: ansys.aedt.core.generic.math_utils
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: _autosummary
+   :nosignatures:
+
+   MathUtils
+

src/ansys/aedt/core/generic/math_utils.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 - 2025 ANSYS, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+#
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+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
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+#
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+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+import math
+from sys import float_info
+
+from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import pyaedt_function_handler
+
+
+class MathUtils:
+    """MathUtils is a utility class that provides methods for numerical comparisons and checks."""
+
+    EPSILON = float_info.epsilon * 10.0
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def is_zero(x: float, eps: float = EPSILON) -> bool:
+        """Check if a number is close to zero within a small epsilon tolerance.
+
+        Parameters:
+            x: float
+                Number to check.
+            eps : float
+                Tolerance for the comparison. Default is ``EPSILON``.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool
+                ``True`` if the number is numerically zero, ``False`` otherwise.
+
+        """
+        return abs(x) < eps
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def is_close(a: float, b: float, relative_tolerance: float = 1e-9, absolute_tolerance: float = 0.0) -> bool:
+        """Whether two numbers are close to each other given relative and absolute tolerances.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        a : float, int
+            First number to compare.
+        b : float, int
+            Second number to compare.
+        relative_tolerance : float
+            Relative tolerance. The default value is ``1e-9``.
+        absolute_tolerance : float
+            Absolute tolerance. The default value is ``0.0``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            ``True`` if the two numbers are closed, ``False`` otherwise.
+        """
+        return abs(a - b) <= max(relative_tolerance * max(abs(a), abs(b)), absolute_tolerance)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def is_equal(a: float, b: float, eps: float = EPSILON) -> bool:
+        """
+        Return True if numbers a and b are equal within a small epsilon tolerance.
+
+        Parameters:
+            a: float
+                First number.
+            b: float
+                Second number.
+            eps : float
+                Tolerance for the comparison. Default is ``EPSILON``.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool
+                ``True`` if the absolute difference between a and b is less than epsilon, ``False`` otherwise.
+        """
+        return abs(a - b) < eps
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def atan2(y: float, x: float) -> float:
+        """Implementation of atan2 that does not suffer from the following issues:
+        math.atan2(0.0, 0.0) = 0.0
+        math.atan2(-0.0, 0.0) = -0.0
+        math.atan2(0.0, -0.0) = 3.141592653589793
+        math.atan2(-0.0, -0.0) = -3.141592653589793
+        and returns always 0.0.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        y : float
+            Y-axis value for atan2.
+
+        x : float
+            X-axis value for atan2.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float
+
+        """
+        if abs(y) < MathUtils.EPSILON:
+            y = 0.0
+        if abs(x) < MathUtils.EPSILON:
+            x = 0.0
+        return math.atan2(y, x)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def is_scalar_number(x):
+        """Check if a value is a scalar number (int or float).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        x : object
+            Value to check.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            ``True`` if x is a scalar number, ``False`` otherwise.
+        """
+        return isinstance(x, (int, float))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def fix_negative_zero(value):
+        """Fix the negative zero.
+        It supports lists (and nested lists).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        value : float, List
+            Value to be fixed.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        float, List
+            Fixed value.
+
+        """
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            return [MathUtils.fix_negative_zero(item) for item in value]
+        return 0.0 if value == 0.0 and math.copysign(1.0, value) == -1.0 else value