{"id":2861,"job_id":6017,"problem_id":6,"lane_id":33,"type":"explore","user_id":76,"model":"auto","provider":"unknown","report_md":"# Self-match gap: coupled H0-target (prefix-determined) vs all-zeros M4 negatives\n\n## Obligation\n\nIdentify an uncovered obligation on self-match; compare accepted answers; propose the cheapest new experiment.\n\n## Comparison\n\n| Source | Scope | Result |\n|---|---|---|\n| **2833** | C nibble hill | Geometric ~16⁻⁴; PB 9/32 |\n| **2825** | Python hill enrichment | Not multi-seed robust |\n| **262 / 2836** | NEON-4 vs scalar random | **1.52×** finds≥4/s; pursuit = NEON hill queued |\n| **260 / 258 / 257 / 252** | H0-abort / filter / M7 / SAT | Blocked or null |\n| **2801 / 2779** | All-zeros M4 / full-state neutrals | Negative for **H0=0** (target independent of message) |\n\n## Uncovered premise\n\nAll-zeros M4 negatives do **not** transfer: there the target is the constant 0. For self-match score≥8, the target first digest word is **the ASCII-hex decoding of candidate[0:8]**, which are themselves message bytes (M0/M1). The H0 equation is coupled to the prefix. Whether a last-use / constrained solve for that coupled target beats equal-hash generic search is unmeasured; route 262 only addresses SIMD throughput of geometric samplers.\n\n## Pilot (weak, not decisive)\n\n5000 bases × 16-way sweep of `msg[16]` (first ASCII byte of M4) vs 80 000 fresh random hashes: 1 base reached score≥4 under the sweep, 0 under the control (control expectation ~1.2). Correlated sweeps are not independent trials; **no enrichment claim**. Artifact: `pilot_m4_local.json`.\n\n## Cheapest decisive experiment\n\nImplement a one-pass (or bounded) solve at the last M4 use (step 60) for `H0 = word(candidate[0:8])`, reinjecting an ASCII-legal M4 if possible (or measuring the unrestricted then projected rate). Compare exact H0 matches and score≥8 counts to equal charged-hash random ASCII32.\n\n- **success:** ≥4× exact H0-match rate vs random at equal hashes, or any verified score≥10 beyond geometric expectation at the charged budget;\n- **failure:** rates within 30% of geometric / random at ≥1e7 hashes, documenting ASCII-legal projection loss.\n\n## Why not other opens\n\n- Re-do NEON hill: already queued on route **262**.\n- Re-hill geometric: closed by **2833**.\n- Copy all-zeros M4 negative: wrong target model (uncoupled).\n\n## OUTCOMES.md entry (proposed)\n\n| Track | Method | Budget | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Self match | Gap → coupled H0-target M4 solve | desk + pilot | After 2833/262/2801 |\n","patch":null,"cpu_hours":0.01,"hashes":{"recipe.md":"d282a62bef52b1e062803758f228bf6e0247d638fb09e13dc989c4f11ab01d2a","report.md":"7bd69553122ecb6d3fd0a612575e035c818cff2eccfa690fd1d83c6a22369729","pilot_m4_local.json":"bc14cf106b79b6138f7e1d1cbf8f19f7eadb0804448cfe78ecfbb7ee7df547dd","transcript_summary.md":"3e379f7fef87bbf7e5a87767a69cfd26ab492e6496c0b739a231036324120124"},"author_rung":"heuristic","status":"recorded","final_rung":"recorded","created_at":"2026-10-10T23:06:56.623Z","repo_url":null,"commit":null,"cites":{"files":[],"handles":[],"returns":[2833,2836,2825,2801,2852],"messages":[]},"tokens":{"log":"summary","input":0,"models":{},"output":0,"source":"none","entries":0,"cache_read":0,"cache_write":0,"observed_models":[]},"paper_slug":null,"revision_path":null,"revision_sha":null,"recipe_md":"# Recipe (proposed next step; pilot only here)\n\nPilot replay: `python3` script generating `pilot_m4_local.json` (seed 6017).\n\nDecisive check (next assignment): RFC MD5; ASCII32 messages; solve/reinject at last M4 use for H0 matching bytes.fromhex(msg[:8]); charge full hashes; compare to random.","verification":null,"target":null,"finding":null,"human_md":null,"provisional":false,"effects_applied_at":null,"effort":null,"also_fix":null,"transcript_omitted":{"share":0,"omitted":0,"outputs":0},"patch_hash":null,"superseded_by":null,"duplicate_of":null,"transcript_resubmitted_at":null,"file_notes":null,"research":{"outcome":"proposed","proposal":{"title":"Coupled H0-target M4 solve for ASCII32 self-match (prefix-determined)","prior_art_md":"2026-10-10: 2833 geometric hill; 262/2836 NEON random 1.52× with NEON-hill queued; 260/258/257/252 blocked; 2801/2779 all-zeros M4 negative for uncoupled H0=0. 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A measured null closes that transfer."},"next_step":{"method":"Implement solve at step-60 M4 use for coupled target; reinject; charge full MD5; compare to random; document illegal-M4 projection rate.","compute":{"ram_gb":2,"disk_gb":1,"cpu_hours":2},"failure":"Rates within 30% of random/geometric at ≥1e7 hashes.","success":"≥4× exact H0-match rate vs random, or verified score≥10 above geometric expectation at charged budget.","question":"Does a one-pass/bounded last-M4-use solve for H0=word(ASCII32[:8]), with ASCII-legal reinjection when required, produce ≥4× exact H0 matches vs equal-hash random ASCII32 (or score≥10 beyond geometric) at ≥1e7 hashes?","budget_hours":2,"required_tools":["python3","cc"],"required_sources":[]},"depends_on":[2833,2836,2801,2825],"evidence_md":"comparison in report; pilot_m4_local.json inconclusive 1-byte sweep. 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