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TrainPhysicsNeMoPhysicsInformedMotion could silently spend hundreds of
epochs training a network that collapsed to the trivial uniform-
displacement solution described in set_lambda_physics_warmup()'s
docstring: physics loss reads exactly zero and inverted_element_count
freezes, but nothing in the log called this out.

Track consecutive zero-physics epochs in _log_epoch and emit a one-time
log_warning once the streak hits 5, naming the likely cause and pointing
back at the warmup docstring, so the failure is caught within tens of
epochs instead of after the run finishes.

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  • New Features

    • Added monitoring for consecutive epochs with effectively zero physics loss when physics weighting is enabled.
    • Logs a warning when this condition persists for five epochs.
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    • Added coverage verifying the warning triggers once after five consecutive zero-physics-loss epochs and resets after a non-zero epoch.

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Physics loss monitoring

Layer / File(s) Summary
Track and validate zero-physics streaks
src/monai_physio/train_physicsnemo_physics_informed_motion.py, tests/test_physics_informed_motion.py
The trainer counts consecutive near-zero physics loss epochs when lambda_physics > 0. It logs one warning at five epochs, resets after a non-zero epoch, and tests these conditions.

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Change: Feature

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The warning behavior appears correct, but a future regression in streak reset logic could go undetected. Extend the test before merge to protect repeated-collapse detection.

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In `@tests/test_physics_informed_motion.py`:
- Around line 549-552: Extend the test around log_epoch_with to include a fifth
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Comment on lines +549 to +552
log_epoch_with(1.0, 6)
for epoch in range(4):
log_epoch_with(0.0, 7 + epoch)
assert len(warnings) == 1, "A streak broken by recovery should not re-warn early"

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Verify that recovery resets the warning threshold.

Line 549 does not prove that recovery resets _zero_physics_streak. If the reset failed, the prior streak would remain above five and the four later zero-loss epochs would still leave warnings at one.

Add a fifth zero-loss epoch after recovery. Assert that it emits a second warning for the new collapse streak.

Proposed test completion
     log_epoch_with(1.0, 6)
-    for epoch in range(4):
+    for epoch in range(5):
         log_epoch_with(0.0, 7 + epoch)
-    assert len(warnings) == 1, "A streak broken by recovery should not re-warn early"
+    assert len(warnings) == 2, "A recovered loss should reset the warning threshold"
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log_epoch_with(1.0, 6)
for epoch in range(4):
log_epoch_with(0.0, 7 + epoch)
assert len(warnings) == 1, "A streak broken by recovery should not re-warn early"
log_epoch_with(1.0, 6)
for epoch in range(5):
log_epoch_with(0.0, 7 + epoch)
assert len(warnings) == 2, "A recovered loss should reset the warning threshold"
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In `@tests/test_physics_informed_motion.py` around lines 549 - 552, Extend the
test around log_epoch_with to include a fifth zero-loss epoch after the
recovery, then update the warning-count assertion to expect a second warning.
This must verify that recovery resets _zero_physics_streak and that the
subsequent five-epoch zero-loss collapse reaches the warning threshold anew.

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