For real variables p,s,a,b,c, set
K=a2+b2+c2−2(ab+bc+ca),S=p2+s2,C=S+K.
The shear components and wall rates are
P=Kp−2a2+b2+c2+ab−2bc+ac,
Q=Ks+3(−b2+c2+ab−ac),
r1=−S+2p,r2=−S−p+3s,r3=−S−p−3s.
These functions define the normalized vacuum Bianchi IX vector field
(P,Q,r1a,r2b,r3c).
For y=(m,u,v,w)∈R4, define
K(u,v,w)=u2+v2+w2−2(uv+vw+wu),κ=u(v+w−u),
Fm=−v2+w2+u(v−w)−mκ,Fu=21(1−m2−(v−w)2+u2)u,
Fv=(m−1−κ)v,Fw=(−m−1−κ)w,F=(Fm,Fu,Fv,Fw),
and E(m,v)=(m−1)2+v2.
For x=(p,s,a,b,c), put
ψ(p,z)=1+p3z,Π(x)=(ψ(p,s),ψ(p,a),ψ(p,b),ψ(p,c)).
For y=(m,u,v,w), set D(y)=3+m2+K(u,v,w) and
ΞA(y)=(A−1,3Am,3Au,3Av,3Aw),Ξ(y)=Ξ6/D(y)(y).
Write N(x)=(P,Q,r1a,r2b,r3c) for the normalized vector field
and C(x)=C(p,s,a,b,c) for its constraint.
The normalized and projective state spaces are R5 and R4
with their finite-product norms. The maps Π,Ξ,D,F act on these state spaces.
Define the core radius, angle, and clock factor by
r(m,v)=(m−1)2+v2,θ(m,v)=arsinhv1−m,d(r,u,w)=1−r2(u−w)2.
For y=(m,u,v,w), write ry=r(m,v), θy=θ(m,v),
and dy=d(ry,u,w). All quotients use the total convention x/0=0.