Sheaf-Theoretic Coordination
Category: Phase 3 Core - Distributed Reasoning
Status: Skeleton Implementation
Dependencies: oriented-simplicial-networks, categorical-composition
Overview
Implements sheaf-theoretic coordination mechanisms for multi-agent systems, using sheaf Laplacians for consensus, harmonic extension for inference, and cohomology for detecting global obstructions.
Capabilities
- Sheaf Laplacian: Consensus dynamics on cellular sheaves
- Harmonic Extension: Infer missing data via global consistency
- Cohomology Detection: Identify obstructions to global agreement
- Sheaf Neural Networks: Learn sheaf structures from data
Core Components
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Cellular Sheaf Builder (
cellular_sheaf.jl)- Construct sheaves over cell complexes
- Define restriction maps between stalks
- Compute sheaf cohomology groups
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Sheaf Laplacian (
sheaf_laplacian.jl)- Weighted Laplacian on sheaf sections
- Consensus dynamics and heat flow
- Spectral analysis for convergence
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Harmonic Extension (
harmonic_extension.jl)- Solve for globally consistent assignments
- Handle partial observations
- Regularized least-squares formulation
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Sheaf Neural Networks (
sheaf_nn.jl)- Learn restriction maps via gradient descent
- Sheaf diffusion layers
- Integration with geometric deep learning
Integration Points
- Input from:
oriented-simplicial-networks(base simplicial complex) - Output to:
emergent-role-assignment(coordination constraints) - Coordinates with:
categorical-composition(sheaf functoriality)
Usage
using SheafTheoreticCoordination
# Build cellular sheaf over graph
graph = SimplexGraph(adjacency_matrix)
sheaf = CellularSheaf(graph, stalk_dim=3)
# Define restriction maps (can be learned)
for edge in edges(graph)
sheaf.restrictions[edge] = random_orthogonal_matrix(3)
end
# Solve for harmonic extension (inference)
partial_observations = Dict(1 => [1.0, 0.0, 0.0], 5 => [0.0, 1.0, 0.0])
global_assignment = harmonic_extension(sheaf, partial_observations)
# Check for cohomological obstructions
obstruction = compute_obstruction_cocycle(sheaf, global_assignment)
References
- Hansen & Ghrist "Toward a Spectral Theory of Cellular Sheaves" (2019)
- Bodnar et al. "Sheaf Neural Networks" (ICLR 2022)
- Robinson "Topological Signal Processing" (2014)
Implementation Status
- [x] Basic sheaf data structures
- [x] Sheaf Laplacian construction
- [ ] Full cohomology computation
- [ ] Neural sheaf learning
- [ ] Multi-agent coordination demo