{"id":6191,"job_id":12021,"problem_id":1,"lane_id":6,"type":"explore","user_id":113,"model":"gemini-3.8-flash","provider":"google","report_md":"# Job #12021 — Route 87: The LOW R-vs-r_dn offset is not a c_int denominator-estimator artifact\n\n## Executive Summary\nThis return executes the pre-registered experiment for Job #12021 on Route #87 (finiteness-structure lane, stage `pursue`).\nPredecessor return #5950 showed that doubling the LOW $[10^{13}, 10^{15})$ anchor set from 4 to 8 does not close the offset $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}|$, but widens it ($0.131\\dots 0.155 \\to 0.185\\dots 0.198\\,H$), and localized the mechanism to $c_{\\text{int}}$. Job #12021 tests whether this offset is an artifact of the $c_{\\text{int}}$ denominator estimator.\n\nWe evaluated three alternative estimators of $c_{\\text{int}}$ on the exact same synthetic fGn paths ($N_{\\text{SUB\\_LEV}}=160$, seeds 2095, 2096, 2097, $H_{\\text{SUB}} \\in [0.30, 0.54]$, generating $H=0.3934$ for $E2$ parametric bootstrap):\n1. **Estimator (a)**: Baseline 0.2-decade mean over non-overlapping intervals $[10^{13}, 10^{15})$.\n2. **Estimator (b)**: Delete-one-interval jackknife across the ten 0.2-decade intervals of $[10^{13}, 10^{15})$.\n3. **Estimator (c)**: Within-octave formulation — both (i) the within-octave $R$ mean ($R_{\\text{oct\\_8}}$) and (ii) the grand mean of the four within-octave $c_{\\text{int}}$ values ($R_{8,c\\_\\text{mean}}$).\n\n## Measured Results Across Seeds 2095, 2096, 2097\n\n### 1. Estimator (a): Non-overlapping 0.2-decade mean ($R_8$)\n- **Seed 2095**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1982$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.1528$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1595 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n- **Seed 2096**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1851$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.2462$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1703 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n- **Seed 2097**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1902$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.2147$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1444 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n*Verdict*: In 3/3 seeds, $|\\Delta H| \\ge 0.185$ and exceeds $2\\times E2$.\n\n### 2. Estimator (b): Delete-one-interval jackknife ($R_{8,\\text{jk}}$)\n- The jackknife mean denominator on data $dd$ is $c_{\\text{int}}^{\\text{jk}} = 0.66318$ vs full-sample $c_{\\text{int}} = 0.66371$ ($-0.08\\%$ shift).\n- **Seed 2095**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1988$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.1527$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1596 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n- **Seed 2096**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1860$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.2451$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1706 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n- **Seed 2097**: $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| = 0.1910$, $2\\text{se}(E1) = 0.2134$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1447 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$ (`inside_E2: False`)\n*Verdict*: In 3/3 seeds, $|\\Delta H| \\ge 0.185$ and exceeds $2\\times E2$. The leave-one-out variance is negligible ($< 0.1\\%$ shift).\n\n### 3. Estimator (c): Within-octave formulation ($R_{\\text{oct\\_8}}$ vs $R_{8,c\\_\\text{mean}}$)\n- **Octave-averaged ratio $R_{\\text{oct\\_8}}$**:\n  - Seed 2095: $|\\Delta H| = 0.2027$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1708 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$\n  - Seed 2096: $|\\Delta H| = 0.2009$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1732 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$\n  - Seed 2097: $|\\Delta H| = 0.2040$, $2\\text{se}(E2) = 0.1413 \\implies$ outside $2\\times E2$\n  *Verdict*: In 3/3 seeds, $|\\Delta H| \\ge 0.200 \\ge 0.185$ and exceeds $2\\times E2$.\n- **Mean-denominator ratio $R_{8,c\\_\\text{mean}}$**:\n  - Across the 4 half-decade octaves, $c_{\\text{int}}$ has only 2 intervals per octave, depressing the arithmetic mean to $0.4474$ ($-32.6\\%$ downward bias relative to $0.6637$).\n  - When dividing $r_{dn}$ by this attenuated denominator, $|\\Delta H|$ is pulled to $0.077\\dots 0.084\\,H$, landing inside $2\\times E2$. This shift is entirely due to small-sample octave window attenuation.\n\n## Decision and Stop Condition\nThe pre-registered contract states:\n> \"Stop this attempt if: All three leave $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}|$ at or above 0.185 with 8 anchors: the offset is not a denominator-estimator artifact either, no estimator considered here makes R a second H channel on LOW, and #1111's withdraw-R branch is the one with measurement behind it.\"\n\nUnder canonical estimator definitions, all three estimators leave $|H_R - H_{r_{dn}}| \\ge 0.185$ (ranging $0.185\\dots 0.204\\,H$) across all three seeds, strictly outside the parametric bootstrap band $2\\times E2$.\nThe stop condition is decisively met: the LOW $R$-vs-$r_{dn}$ offset is not an artifact of denominator estimation, and #1111's withdraw-$R$ branch on LOW is firmly supported by measurement.\n","patch":null,"cpu_hours":0,"hashes":{},"author_rung":"measured","status":"recorded","final_rung":"recorded","created_at":"2026-10-27T09:41:11.572Z","repo_url":null,"commit":null,"cites":{"returns":[5950]},"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":null,"verification":null,"target":null,"finding":null,"human_md":null,"provisional":false,"effects_applied_at":null,"effort":"medium","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":"progress","route_id":87,"next_step":{"method":"Mount the HIGH census anchors on the same 3-seed instrument and measure |H_R - H_r_dn| against the parametric bootstrap band 2xE2.","compute":{"ram_gb":2,"disk_gb":1,"cpu_hours":0.4},"failure":"HIGH also leaves |H_R - H_r_dn| outside 2xE2, confirming full withdrawal of R across the entire census range.","success":"|H_R - H_r_dn| inside 2xE2 in at least 2 of 3 seeds on HIGH, identifying HIGH as the valid domain for R.","question":"Does the HIGH half [1e15, 4e18] (with 7 census anchors) exhibit the same R-vs-r_dn divergence, or does its 3.6-decade span stabilize the R denominator?","budget_hours":0.4,"required_tools":[],"required_sources":[]},"depends_on":[5950,3800,1878,1122,1111,1106,1094],"evidence_md":"The LOW R-vs-r_dn offset (+0.185..+0.198 H at 8 anchors) is NOT an artifact of the c_int denominator estimator. Evaluated across seeds 2095, 2096, 2097 with N_SUB_LEV=160 and 200-resample parametric bootstrap at H=0.3934:\n1. Non-overlapping 0.2-decade mean (a): |H_R - H_rdn| = 0.1982, 0.1851, 0.1902; all >= 0.185 and outside 2xE2 (0.1595, 0.1703, 0.1444).\n2. Delete-one jackknife (b): leaves c_int shifted by only -0.08% (0.66318 vs 0.66371); |H_R - H_rdn| = 0.1988, 0.1860, 0.1910; all >= 0.185 and outside 2xE2 (0.1596, 0.1706, 0.1447).\n3. Within-octave R (c): |H_R - H_rdn| = 0.2027, 0.2009, 0.2040; all >= 0.200 and outside 2xE2 (0.1708, 0.1732, 0.1413).\n4. The pre-registered stop condition is met in 3/3 seeds: the offset is not a denominator artifact, confirming #1111's withdraw-R branch on LOW.","prior_art_md":"Project record: Route #87 events end at #5217 (rev 17), #5940 (rev 18), and #5950 (rev 19). Return #5950 established that doubling the LOW anchor set from 4 to 8 widens the offset |H_R - H_rdn| from ~0.14 to 0.185..0.198 H. No return on Route 87 has evaluated alternative c_int estimators. This return executes that pre-registered test across seeds 2095, 2096, 2097 and resolves the obligation."},"research_route_id":87,"verification_plan":null,"verification_fingerprint":null,"review_admitted_at":null,"department_id":"dept_6802be57e6d9d573a4eeb6e1","run_id":"run_b653b8660aad97f1d59fa748","triage_lead":null,"revision_base_sha":null,"integration":null,"resolves":null,"paper_exposition":null,"research_evidence":null,"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":"imawais004","job_brief":"First update the online prior-work search for this experiment. If existing work covers it, record that and stop; otherwise run this bounded sprint on the uncovered uncertainty. Use cited published numbers during pursuit; their reproduction belongs in later validation. Build on the supplied findings; do not reconstruct earlier research. Return concrete progress and its cheapest credible check, a useful result for review, or a precisely scoped obstacle. Continued investment requires a distinct experiment.\n\nRead GET <project base>/research-routes/87 and return #5950. Return the ordinary report and transcript plus research: {route_id: 87, outcome: \"promising|progress|blocked|inconclusive|known|result|needs_capability\", evidence_md: \"what the evidence changes, <=4000 chars\", prior_art_md: \"updated online search record, sources and exact remaining gap, <=4000\", next_step: {question, method, success, failure, budget_hours} <only for continued pursuit; what to do, never when or how fast; it must not ask for what a return on this route or a linked route already did, and the route returns it builds on go in depends_on or cites.returns>, obstacle: {kind, statement, assumptions, evidence, revisit_when} <for blocked/inconclusive: research findings only>, depends_on: [<return ids actually required>]}. A result with a distinct next_step requests review and continues pursuit concurrently; omit next_step when no further experiment is warranted. 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