{"id":4818,"job_id":9712,"problem_id":6,"lane_id":null,"type":"explore","user_id":1,"model":"claude-opus-5-5","provider":"anthropic","report_md":"# Job 9712: H30, exact model for the equal-length 17-step padding window with the m1 link (tiny inputs, padding lens)\n## Question\nFor equal-length 9-byte pairs all padding words are equal, so steps 3..15 must carry the difference from m0, m1 and the 9th byte to the step-16\nclosing, which re-reads m1 (dm1 = -d). What is the exact minimum condition count of a characteristic, with the m1 link and the byte range built in?\n## Results\n- Real MD5 confirms the new forward model within 0.4 bit on four prefixes.\n- Top half minima are flat (11.0..12.2 bits for every single digit). Linked bottom minima are below 13 bits only for the digits d = rl5(dm2): the 9th\n  byte cancels the m1 link at step 2 and leaves a single-register state (new: the marker-byte corrector, 3..5 bits cheaper than the 2^31 start).\n- No join: nothing below 28.5 bits for d = 2^31 and 28.1 bits for d = 128; d = 32 (dm2 = 1): none below 28.4 bits (571M bottom nodes); d = 256 (dm2 = 8): none below 28.2 bits (637M bottom nodes). Both halves grow about 3x per bit,\n  so exact certification stops near 30 bits; the 64-bit wall remains a counting statement. The corrector family is pruned by counting (2^-49 pairs).\n- Saving 0 bits. Metric unchanged: largest produced collision s = 2; s = 15/16 about 2^53.6; every s >= 17 about 2^64.\n## Next\nH31: whether the exact model's cluster sum reproduces the measured 5.2x lift of the 8- vs 9-byte length-word route, and which classes carry it.\n","patch":null,"cpu_hours":7,"hashes":{"h30.c":"90acdf98d534d91b33c42668a517216ff9ea76f7df999006e1ce1581f0f415b5","prereg.md":"630f065369f5efa26acad32fd23eee18d9eb976c90d80c80036e5c5ab0752c3b","recipe.md":"484fa6ce94a2f1f057bd885bb5abb7c7e8f494fd87c1bdbb9127024b16f39aa6","results.md":"62dbc017555df1335d68e28a47bad9954f48b07cf93040dab1549eb6725c9011"},"author_rung":"measured","status":"recorded","final_rung":"recorded","created_at":"2026-10-19T13:47:11.256Z","repo_url":null,"commit":null,"cites":{"files":[],"handles":[],"returns":[4812,4806,4802],"messages":[7719]},"tokens":{"log":"summary","input":194,"models":{"claude-opus-5-5":143236},"output":143236,"source":"reported","entries":0,"cache_read":16146781,"cache_write":236725,"observed_models":[]},"paper_slug":null,"revision_path":null,"revision_sha":null,"recipe_md":"# Recipe (s620, H30: model-exact meet-in-the-middle for the equal-length s = 17 padding window, m1 link built in)\nBuild: cc -O2 -o h30 h30.c -lm ; cc -O2 -o h30s h30s.c -lm   (Apple M1, single-threaded per process)\n- ./h30 top d Btop                    top half: (dQ13..dQ16) = (d, 0, 0, 0) after step 15, inverse steps 15..10, exact h29lb column model;\n                                      prints the minimum and the record count (records = (Q7, Q8, Q9 patterns, dQ10 value)). Q7..Q9 weights halved.\n- ./h30 bot d Bbot c1 DM2             bottom half: forward from the IV, any Q1 pattern of weight <= c1 (dm0 chosen), link dm1 = -d at step 1,\n                                      |dm2| <= DM2 (255 for (9,9), 0 for (8,8)) at step 2, steps 3..9; max over the unflipped Q8/Q9 bits\n                                      per column; prints the minimum and its path.\n- ./h30 join d Btop Bbot c1 DM2       both halves, guided bottom, probes the top records; no join means every characteristic costs\n                                      >= min(Btop + Bmin(d), Bbot + Tmin(d)) in the model.\n- ./h30 path d B c1 DM2               best plain bottom prefix through Q6 (full weights, no max) for real sampling\n- ./h30s d dm0 dm2 log2n seed p1 m1 .. p6 m6   real MD5 (9-byte pairs) P[signed differences of Q1..Q6 = the given patterns]\n- sweep.sh 13 6 -> sweep_13.jsonl     every single digit d (63 values): top minimum (Btop 18), bottom minimum (Bbot 13, c1 3, DM2 255)\n- topgrowth.jsonl                      top record counts at Btop 14..22 (d = 128, 2^31)\nCost currency: existence (every condition, including those on the free words, counts; about 2^(72 - C) solutions per characteristic).\nPredictions: prereg.md. 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A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"For every single signed digit d (+-2^k, 2^31; 63 values): the top half (inverse steps 15..10 from (d,0,0,0)) costs at least 11.0..12.19 bits (flat), and the linked bottom half (forward steps 0..9, Q1 weight <= 3, |dm2| <= 255) is below 13 bits only for d = +-2^k, k = 5..12, always with dm0 = 0 and dm2 = +-2^(k-5): 10.39, 10.84, 9.52, 10.05, 10.10, 10.20, 10.42, 11.02 bits (2^31: 14.51). Mechanism: the 9th input byte cancels the m1 link at step 2 when d = rl5(dm2), leaving the single-register state (0, 0, -rl17(dm2), 0) after step 2 at about 2 bits. Real MD5 check of four plain bottom prefixes through Q6: model 7.00 / 5.20 / 6.02 / 10.00 bits vs real 6.60 / 5.22 / 5.92 / 9.79.","assumptions_md":"Condition model of s619 (signed patterns, IF conditions counted exactly per column, exact rotation-carry probabilities for uniform sums), in the existence currency: every condition counts, including those on the free words, so a characteristic of total cost C has about 2^(72 - C) solutions. Meet in the middle at the Q7..Q10 boundary; the bottom takes the maximum over the unflipped Q8/Q9 bits per column and the pattern weights of Q7..Q9 are split half/half, so top + bottom is a lower bound of the joint cost. Q1 patterns limited to weight <= 3; other registers uncapped (budget cut only).","artifact_sha256":["90acdf98d534d91b33c42668a517216ff9ea76f7df999006e1ce1581f0f415b5","b2e93fff2dceec97e25197ac6207c9ff5437d3956bb0e2b2010aa0aa1ab51d23","cf8a1dce7f66d68323dfd449d88387018df862ed788afbfefa17f3e11fc09b34","78de1323399798925321e6490611c7dc7afd20d96dd58268c56a2bb373665465","630f065369f5efa26acad32fd23eee18d9eb976c90d80c80036e5c5ab0752c3b","62dbc017555df1335d68e28a47bad9954f48b07cf93040dab1549eb6725c9011","484fa6ce94a2f1f057bd885bb5abb7c7e8f494fd87c1bdbb9127024b16f39aa6"],"transfer_conditions_md":"Equal-length 9-byte (or 8-byte with dm2 = 0) pairs and the step-16 closing; the corrector needs a free byte inside m2."},{"key":"md5-tiny-s17-window-joins","kind":"finite","domain_md":"MD5 (RFC 1321) on single-block inputs of 9 (or 8) bytes on both sides: m3..m15 (including the length word) are equal, so steps 3..15 have zero word difference. A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"Exact split-bound meet in the middle, no join: d = 2^31 (top budget 21, bottom 17; 2.22M top records, 353M bottom nodes): no characteristic below 28.5 bits; d = 128 (dm2 = 4, the cheapest corrector): none below 28.1 bits; d = 32 (dm2 = 1): none below 28.4 bits (571M bottom nodes); d = 256 (dm2 = 8): none below 28.2 bits (637M bottom nodes). Not one bottom path reaches a top Q7 pattern: the top boundary for d = 2^7 sits at Q7..Q10 = 2^10 / 0 / 1 / -2^27 and the bottom at Q6/Q7 = 2^31 plus low carries.","assumptions_md":"Condition model of s619 (signed patterns, IF conditions counted exactly per column, exact rotation-carry probabilities for uniform sums), in the existence currency: every condition counts, including those on the free words, so a characteristic of total cost C has about 2^(72 - C) solutions. Meet in the middle at the Q7..Q10 boundary; the bottom takes the maximum over the unflipped Q8/Q9 bits per column and the pattern weights of Q7..Q9 are split half/half, so top + bottom is a lower bound of the joint cost.","artifact_sha256":["90acdf98d534d91b33c42668a517216ff9ea76f7df999006e1ce1581f0f415b5","dae4731dca7dacae0caf98582f175377cdd68e1023dde876797bc964d2f395da","62dbc017555df1335d68e28a47bad9954f48b07cf93040dab1549eb6725c9011"],"transfer_conditions_md":"Model bound for single-digit closings; denser closing differences were not run."},{"key":"md5-tiny-s17-window-certification-limit","kind":"finite","domain_md":"MD5 (RFC 1321) on single-block inputs of 9 (or 8) bytes on both sides: m3..m15 (including the length word) are equal, so steps 3..15 have zero word difference. A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"Both halves grow about 3x per budget bit (top records 334 -> 3.77M for Btop 14..22; guided bottom nodes 11.6M -> 558M for Bbot 13..17), so exact certification of the 13-step window reaches only about 28..30 bits, far from the 64-bit (search) and 72-bit (existence) thresholds. Counting prunes the corrector family: about 2^70 pairs per dm2 value enter the window, each needs an exact 128-bit state after step 15, so about 2^-49 pairs are expected over all 510 dm2 values unless the window carries a 49-bit lift.","assumptions_md":"Condition model of s619 (signed patterns, IF conditions counted exactly per column, exact rotation-carry probabilities for uniform sums), in the existence currency: every condition counts, including those on the free words, so a characteristic of total cost C has about 2^(72 - C) solutions. Meet in the middle at the Q7..Q10 boundary; the bottom takes the maximum over the unflipped Q8/Q9 bits per column and the pattern weights of Q7..Q9 are split half/half, so top + bottom is a lower bound of the joint cost. Counting assumes the 13-step keyless map behaves generically.","artifact_sha256":["c0f7e82ef362b30a54632d6f41e97bca0ff285907dd868fa68f60f6b6071fb1e","dae4731dca7dacae0caf98582f175377cdd68e1023dde876797bc964d2f395da","62dbc017555df1335d68e28a47bad9954f48b07cf93040dab1549eb6725c9011"],"transfer_conditions_md":"Exact enumeration of any 13-step MD5 round-1 window in this model."}],"topic_ids":[]},"transcript_mode":"summary","known_work":null,"work_disposition":null,"applicability_assessment":null,"negative_result":null,"first_indexed_at":null,"index_held_at":null,"index_ok":null,"index_reason":null,"handle":"Benjaminsen","job_brief":"Consult the relevant shared local evidence. Identify the smallest useful investigation serving your saved direction, its falsifier, evidence requirements and stopping condition. Record what is already known and any specific blocker. 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A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"For every single signed digit d (+-2^k, 2^31; 63 values): the top half (inverse steps 15..10 from (d,0,0,0)) costs at least 11.0..12.19 bits (flat), and the linked bottom half (forward steps 0..9, Q1 weight <= 3, |dm2| <= 255) is below 13 bits only for d = +-2^k, k = 5..12, always with dm0 = 0 and dm2 = +-2^(k-5): 10.39, 10.84, 9.52, 10.05, 10.10, 10.20, 10.42, 11.02 bits (2^31: 14.51). Mechanism: the 9th input byte cancels the m1 link at step 2 when d = rl5(dm2), leaving the single-register state (0, 0, -rl17(dm2), 0) after step 2 at about 2 bits. Real MD5 check of four plain bottom prefixes through Q6: model 7.00 / 5.20 / 6.02 / 10.00 bits vs real 6.60 / 5.22 / 5.92 / 9.79.","assumptions_md":"Condition model of s619 (signed patterns, IF conditions counted exactly per column, exact rotation-carry probabilities for uniform sums), in the existence currency: every condition counts, including those on the free words, so a characteristic of total cost C has about 2^(72 - C) solutions. Meet in the middle at the Q7..Q10 boundary; the bottom takes the maximum over the unflipped Q8/Q9 bits per column and the pattern weights of Q7..Q9 are split half/half, so top + bottom is a lower bound of the joint cost. 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A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"Exact split-bound meet in the middle, no join: d = 2^31 (top budget 21, bottom 17; 2.22M top records, 353M bottom nodes): no characteristic below 28.5 bits; d = 128 (dm2 = 4, the cheapest corrector): none below 28.1 bits; d = 32 (dm2 = 1): none below 28.4 bits (571M bottom nodes); d = 256 (dm2 = 8): none below 28.2 bits (637M bottom nodes). Not one bottom path reaches a top Q7 pattern: the top boundary for d = 2^7 sits at Q7..Q10 = 2^10 / 0 / 1 / -2^27 and the bottom at Q6/Q7 = 2^31 plus low carries.","assumptions_md":"Condition model of s619 (signed patterns, IF conditions counted exactly per column, exact rotation-carry probabilities for uniform sums), in the existence currency: every condition counts, including those on the free words, so a characteristic of total cost C has about 2^(72 - C) solutions. 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A 17-step collision closes at step 16, which re-reads m1: it needs the state difference (d, 0, 0, 0) at (Q13..Q16) with dm1 = -d. Forward step i: Q[i+1] = Q[i] + rl(Q[i-3] + F(Q[i], Q[i-1], Q[i-2]) + K_i + m_i, s_i), IV Q-3..Q0 = 67452301, 10325476, 98badcfe, efcdab89. Free words: m0 (bytes 0..3), m1 (bytes 4..7), and the 9th byte inside m2 = b | 0x8000 (|dm2| <= 255).","statement_md":"Both halves grow about 3x per budget bit (top records 334 -> 3.77M for Btop 14..22; guided bottom nodes 11.6M -> 558M for Bbot 13..17), so exact certification of the 13-step window reaches only about 28..30 bits, far from the 64-bit (search) and 72-bit (existence) thresholds. 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