Research-Stack/6-Documentation/tiddlywiki-local/wiki/tiddlers/Erdos Selfridge Finite Smoke Test.tid
Brandon Schneider eff316ff3f wip: refined investigation script for Erdős–Gyárfás conjecture
Created refined investigation script for Erdős–Gyárfás conjecture
where previous test found no power-of-two cycles (conjecture holds: False).

Refinements:
- Regular graph construction (all vertices same degree)
- Exhaustive DFS cycle detection
- More samples per n (5 instead of 3)
- Extended n values [8, 10, 12, 14, 16]

Goal: Determine if previous negative result was due to random graph construction
or if regular graphs with exhaustive cycle detection find power-of-two cycles.

Script created: investigate_erdos_gyarfas_refined.py
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created: 20260507101500000
modified: 20260507101500000
tags: ResearchStack Erdos Selfridge CoveringSystems SmokeTest FourPrimitives
title: Erdos Selfridge Finite Smoke Test
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
! Erdos Selfridge Finite Smoke Test
The local Erdős-Selfridge run is a valid finite smoke test, not a proof of the full odd covering-system conjecture.
!! What The Local Run Claimed
`4-Infrastructure/shim/test_erdos_selfridge_4primitive_results.json` reports:
* `total_tests`: 12
* `conjecture_violations`: 0
* `conjecture_holds`: true
* `n_moduli_values`: 3, 4, 5, 6
* `max_modulus`: 100
* samples per `n_moduli`: 3
This should be classified as:
> PASS: finite generated samples produced no odd-moduli counterexample.
and not as:
> PROOF: the Erdős-Selfridge conjecture is solved.
!! Four-Primitive Interpretation
* `ρ(x)` = residue/modulus coverage density.
* `C = UΛU^T` = covering overlap spectrum.
* `G = A^T A` = even/odd modulus balance.
* `Γ_i` = covering-system packet plus violation witness.
!! Required Violation Packet
A stronger future smoke test should emit a packet for every candidate covering:
```
Gamma_cover = {
candidate_id,
moduli,
residues,
all_moduli_odd,
moduli_distinct,
coverage_window,
uncovered_residues,
independent_verifier_result,
sha256(candidate)
}
```
!! Status
The odd covering-system problem remains open in general. Known restricted results rule out important cases, including square-free moduli under strong conditions, but that does not promote this finite sample to a proof.
!! Keeper Conclusion
The run is useful because it makes the packet shape explicit: covering density, overlap spectrum, parity shear, and witness receipts. Keep it as a smoke test and require Γ packets before promoting any result claim.