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Machines / Astra research 169

1RB0LA_0RC0LE_0RD1RC_1LD1RE_1LA1RF_---0RB

Astra research 169In progressUnknownbbchallenge ↗Explorer

Where it stands

In progress: informal proof

The guarded matched-producer language proposed in this stage is refuted by a concrete 557-step counterexample. Earlier local return rules remain available; global closure is open. No classification.

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Informal proof
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space-time diagram, first 10,000 steps from blank
The first 10,000 steps from a blank tape. Time runs down; white is 1.
About this picture

The standard picture (bbchallenge.org's Default view): each row is the whole tape at one step, time runs downward, and the head's path draws the pattern.

bbchallenge-defaultStart blankRows steps 0 → 10,000, top to bottomWindow cells −200..199, left to rightColors 1 0 or unvisited

Overview

In one sentence

No summary yet: no observe.json, and status.json gives no relation.

Status
In progressinformal proof · updated 2026-10-15Not blocking · Writing proof.md.
idle since Oct 15 04:58 (32 h ago) · status.json 2026-10-15
Class
Unknown
On the list
line 154 of BB6_holdouts_663.txt · historical 740 line 169
eqv ×1sim 1e15
Your calls on file 1
next
A domain retaining the missing ordered frame and parent provenance, justified against the saved counterexample.

Mechanism

No observation yet: no observe.json here. See notes.md.

Proof & checks

No proof work yet.

Files

machines/<tm>/: 2 entries · raw notes, status, scripts, images

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status.json in full
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 "tm": "1RB0LA_0RC0LE_0RD1RC_1LD1RE_1LA1RF_---0RB",
 "label": "Astra research 169",
 "status": "OPEN",
 "stage": "informal_proof",
 "updated": "2026-10-15",
 "owner": "astra",
 "holdout_line_740": 169,
 "reason": "The guarded matched-producer language proposed in this stage is refuted by a concrete 557-step counterexample. Earlier local return rules remain available; global closure is open. No classification.",
 "next": "A domain retaining the missing ordered frame and parent provenance, justified against the saved counterexample.",
 "research_evidence": "astra/outcome-campaign-20261015/169/report.md",
 "campaign_report": "astra/outcome-campaign-20261015/REPORT.md",
 "new_classification": false
}