Space units (su)Fictional, fixed XYZ positions. Distance = √(Δx² + Δy² + Δz²).

Clustering score0.15 × squared group sizes + normalized within-group distances. Lower is better; this is not tour distance.

Quantum simulationA CPU emulates atom measurements. Atoms encode decisions; they are not the planets. All three ships use quantum edge/DMM samples for routing. Capacity checks, decoding and sample selection run classically. Exact tours are evaluation references only.

PlaybackFour window orders produce 512 clustering attempts. Each ship uses 16000 routing shots. Highlights use selected recorded events. Full trace shows every event. Route candidates follow decoder scan order, not hardware shot order. Clustering uses color only; route lines appear after visit-order selection. Line crossings are not stops. Traveling lights illustrate routes, not quantum evolution.