procedure mainvali ( infilename,outfilename : in string ); -- DESCRIPTION : -- This is the routine for validating the solutions of a polynomial system, -- as called by the central dispatcher. -- The arguments are the names of the input and output file respectively. -- FUNCTIONALITY : -- There are three types of functionality offered: -- 1. Weeding out the solution sets: -- check residuals to separate solutions from path failures; -- compute local condition numbers, which solution are regular/singular; -- see whether solutions are clustered, eventually multiple solutions; -- compute generators of the solution set in case of symmetry. -- 2. Computation of winding numbers: -- this requires a homotopy with solution paths at t < 1. -- 3. Validation of polyhedral end game: -- computation of frequency table of the path directions; -- this requires an output file of poco where the path directions -- have been computed.