The obstruction to acquiring a binary phase singleton
Abstract
Binary initial phase singletons require two complete blocks and paid arrival.
Theorem 1.1 (Every correct endpoint tree has horizon at least max(2,ceil(j/m))).
Proof. Machine-checked in Lean as D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/CoprimeSingletonLower.singleton_tree_obstruction (✓ std3). ∎
Source. Repository-derived.
Commentary.
For arbitrary Y, distinct labels A and B, value v in ZMod(2), either alphabet, k>=2, 2<=m<k and 1<=j<=k, every tree that labels all initial records (v,-i,s) with i<=k and s
The marker is the indicator of zero phase with values in ZMod(2). Its adjacent sum is the literal coefficient; at phase -i+t for i,t<=k it is the indicator of t=i. Rejection is absorbing for every Boolean word. The casts in the formula take values in ZMod(k+1), and all marker arithmetic takes values in ZMod(2).
The literal transitions are those of D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/LiteralModel and the trees have the endpoint semantics of D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/EndpointCells. A first bit equal to one would reject every record with tail k-1, so a correct tree starts with zero. Before arrival at j, the zero and target phases have identical observations and archives, forcing the arrival bound. A one-block singleton would have total increment one, whereas adjacent marker cancellation makes that total zero. This forces two blocks.
References
- Truth anchor:
D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/CoprimeSingletonLower.singleton_tree_obstruction - Dependency: D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/OriginalNarrowCost
- Narrative reference: D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/EndpointCells
- Narrative reference: D5/S3/ObserverMemory/Algorithms/KBonacciAcquisition/LiteralModel