[#R215] The tent function certifies C_8 >= 1/2
claim. For u(x)=min(x,1-x), the midpoint defect is 1/2 and the best affine error is 1/4.
1Summary
Take \(u(x)=\min(x,1-x)\). Concavity makes every midpoint defect nonnegative, and its range lies in \([0,1/2]\). Thus \(\delta(u)\leq1/2\), with equality for the pair \((0,1)\).
The constant affine function \(1/4\) has uniform error \(1/4\). For any affine \(\ell\), write \(r=u-\ell\). Affineness gives \[ r(0)-2r(1/2)+r(1)=-1. \] The left side has absolute value at most \(4\|r\|_\infty\), proving \(d(u)\geq1/4\). Consequently \[ \frac{d(u)}{\delta(u)}=\frac{1/4}{1/2}=\frac12. \]
Reproduced evidence. Recorded scope: the sampled tent function on the denominator-256 grid.
2Evidence
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Verification source: doi.org ↗, Exact tent calculation reproduced in djs8-artifact-rational-certificates
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- TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-24
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- R215
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