feat: Add estimateTrackParamCovariance to Core

[andiwand]

Add a estimateTrackParamCovariance function to Core to estimate the initial covariance of track parameters after seeding.

blocked by

• fix: Correct initial q/p covariance term in TrackParamsEstimationAlgorithm in Examples #3665

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This pull request introduces a new function for estimating track parameter covariance and refactors existing code to utilize this new function. The changes improve code modularity and maintainability by centralizing the covariance estimation logic.

New Functionality:

• Core/include/Acts/Seeding/EstimateTrackParamsFromSeed.hpp: Added EstimateTrackParamCovarianceConfig struct and estimateTrackParamCovariance function to estimate track parameter covariance.

Refactoring:

• Examples/Algorithms/TrackFinding/src/TrackParamsEstimationAlgorithm.cpp: Removed the makeInitialCovariance function and replaced its usage with the new estimateTrackParamCovariance function. This change simplifies the code by removing redundant logic. [1] [2]
• Examples/Algorithms/TruthTracking/ActsExamples/TruthTracking/ParticleSmearing.cpp: Updated the covariance calculation to use the new estimateTrackParamCovariance function, ensuring consistency across the codebase.

Miscellaneous:

• Examples/Algorithms/TruthTracking/ActsExamples/TruthTracking/ParticleSmearing.cpp: Included the EstimateTrackParamsFromSeed.hpp header to access the new covariance estimation function.

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Full contents

physmon summary

• ✅ Particles fatras
• ✅ Particles geant4
• ✅ Particles ttbar
• ✅ Vertices ttbar
• ✅ Truth tracking (KF)
• ✅ Truth tracking (GSF)
• ✅ Truth tracking (GX2F)
• ✅ Truth tracking (KF refit)
• ✅ Truth tracking (GSF refit)
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | single muon | truth smeared seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | single muon | truth smeared seeding
• ✅ Seeding trackfinding | single muon | truth estimated seeding
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | single muon | truth estimated seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | single muon | truth estimated seeding
• ✅ Seeding trackfinding | single muon | default seeding
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | single muon | default seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | single muon | default seeding
• ✅ Seeding trackfinding | single muon | orthogonal seeding
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | single muon | orthogonal seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | single muon | orthogonal seeding
• ✅ Seeding trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ Ambisolver | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ IVF notime | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ AMVF gauss notime | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ AMVF grid time | trackfinding | 4 muon x 50 vertices | default seeding
• ✅ Seeding trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding
• ✅ CKF | trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding
• ✅ Track Summary CKF | trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding
• ✅ Ambisolver | trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding
• ✅ AMVF gauss notime | trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding
• ✅ AMVF grid time | trackfinding | ttbar with 200 pileup | default seeding

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✅ Athena integration test results [057d33d]

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