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PF Simulation website enhancement validation
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Date: 22 September 2026. Scope: the attached website packages, the corrected r34 scientific source, and the satellite/Qiskit additions. This is an implementation review plus scoped numerical execution, not a new full-platform, live-provider or experimental certification.
Baseline and source integrity
The attached source and upload archives were used as the website baseline. Existing product source matched the working checkout; only the generated next-env.d.ts differed. All 377 selected top-level Python/Markdown and scientific-integration Python files checked against the corrected r34 release archive matched byte-for-byte. No PF scientific source was changed.
Capabilities verified before implementation
| Capability | Verified description | Boundary retained on the website |
|---|---|---|
| Live satellite tracking | Current-UTC SGP4 propagation using periodically refreshed CelesTrak GP elements and supported TLE inputs; Astropy time/coordinate handling and validity policies | Predicted positions, not a telemetry stream; default element refresh 2 hours; solver runtime affects cadence |
| Quantum satellite workflow | Orbit predictions feed moving-endpoint photon interception, visibility, scheduling and configured state/channel calculations; optional QKD models use declared optics and detectors | Neither measured satellite performance nor actual secret-key exchange |
| Qiskit / Aer | Actual local density-matrix simulation, protocol/component models and seeded Pauli measurements | No IBM hardware execution; configured phase covariance is not inferred from geometry |
| Qiskit Experiments | Optional two-qubit state / one-qubit process tomography and declared count imports; saved-state companions | Code-audited this update; optional dependency absent, so not newly executed; no automatic SPAM calibration |
| Other scientific integrations | The complete 15-family capability registry, with bounded operations, applicability and prerequisites | No claim of full upstream API coverage; vendor and licensed execution remains separately qualified |
| Private AI and infrastructure | Five AI provider protocols, S3-compatible/NAS BYOS, and optional hosted services | BYOK/BYOS data boundaries and operator responsibilities remain explicit |
The detailed integration audit and exported capability matrix accompany the website. MATLAB licensed execution and genuine Swabian recording decoding remain unverified in retained release evidence; neither is presented as an executed Gallery result.
Fresh numerical evidence
Satellite tracking and historical replay
- 51 tracking/replay tests passed, with two expected timing-policy warnings.
- Fresh SGP4/WGS72 propagation of historical inputs produced 363 GCRS states (121 per object) over two hours from 16 September 2026, 18:32 UTC.
- A separate matched 120-second J2/DOP853 versus SGP4 comparison produced 39 orbit samples and 18 photon/quantum scenario epochs. Both branch validations passed and saved input/artifact integrity was checked.
- Largest model position differences: ISS 2.666875 m, TECHNOSAT 3.063653 m, HST 3.201510 m. These are model differences, not measured errors.
- Original public orbital data, timestamps, effective settings, source hashes and output arrays are retained. No current network acquisition or physical payload measurement was performed.
Qiskit Aer phase-correlation study
- 42 actual density-matrix evaluations: two Bell encodings at 21 configured phase correlations.
- 10 tomography runs, nine Pauli settings each, 8,192 simulated shots per setting: 737,280 simulated shots.
- 210/210 exact-state reference/physicality checks passed. Maximum fidelity and purity reference discrepancies: 2.00e-15 and 3.11e-15.
- Exact-state checks are distinct from sampled estimates. Complete complex matrices, unprojected raw reconstruction, seeds and original simulated counts are retained.
- Qiskit 2.5.2 / Aer 0.17.2. No quantum hardware or paid AI service was used.
Research and R&D value assessment
These benefits are reasoned from the implemented workflows and demonstrated outputs, not measured productivity or commercial claims.
| Research decision | What PF provides | Defensible value |
|---|---|---|
| Which orbit assumptions matter? | Matched initial states, separate propagation branches, photon calculations and retained differences | Supports controlled model comparisons and targeted follow-up studies |
| Which encoding fits the noise model? | Exact and sampled quantum-state outputs across configured phase covariance | Identifies the noise/correlation information needed before choosing an encoding |
| Can a result support a companion study? | Saved full states, clocks, rays and orbit fields with prerequisites and lineage | Reduces ambiguity in transferring model outputs between compatible studies |
| What should be measured next? | Bounded memory inference, sensitivity analysis and recorded-event replay routes | Supports hypothesis comparison and prioritization of characterization work |
| How can proprietary methods evolve? | Reviewable private layers, explicit activation, shared-core versioning and revalidation | Preserves ownership and change history around controlled research configurations |
Academic value is inspectable methods, numerical reproducibility and hypothesis comparison. Corporate R&D value is traceable design alternatives and experiment prioritization. No quantified cost/time saving, superiority, mission accuracy, hardware certification or PF advantage is claimed.
Website changes and cohesion
The original visual style, AI research workflow, private-stack explanation, BYOK/BYOS boundaries and original Gallery studies are retained. A new Integrations page organizes scientific engines, recorded inputs, AI services and deployment connections. Science explains satellite and Qiskit research use; the homepage introduces both through concise examples. Resources adds original r34 guides. Two new Gallery studies include real data, methods and downloadable reproduction bundles.
The upload archive is a static site for Network Solutions. The application, live tracking and scientific backends still run in a separate PF environment. The public site does not request credentials, stream orbital data or execute private research.
Upstream documentation cross-check
CelesTrak documents the GP/OMM/TLE data formats at GP data formats. Qiskit documents the simulator at AerSimulator. The scope statements above are based on PF r34 implementation, not inferred from the larger capabilities of upstream packages.
Website verification
- Production static export and TypeScript validation passed.
- Nine generated HTML files (six content pages and fallback variants): 372 local links, assets and anchors resolved, with zero missing targets.
- Desktop integration layout inspected; Integrations, Science and Gallery inspected in 375-pixel-wide embedded mobile viewports (360-pixel content width after scrollbar); content width equaled scroll width on each.
- New satellite Gallery modal opened with its accessible title and download link, closed successfully, and Gallery anchor navigation was checked.
- Independent content audits of the satellite, Qiskit and other integration additions passed after three bounded wording corrections.
- Both scientific reproduction bundles passed CRC and byte-comparison checks against their generated evidence; satellite input/artifact hashes verified.
The existing release evidence and original Gallery studies were retained. Their complete validation suites were not rerun merely to update the website.