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[#R420] A certified rational interval for the six-torus heat-bath gap

claim. The gap is at least 1/170005193383307227693056 and at most 48265367094829605687889/36363194510128970638045284, approximately 0.00132731372325897517.

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1Summary

Write \(\gamma\) for the discrete-time spectral gap under the convention in the problem. The certified interval is \[ \frac{1}{170005193383307227693056} \leq \gamma \leq \frac{48265367094829605687889}{36363194510128970638045284} =0.00132731372325897517\ldots. \] The lower endpoint equals \(1/(36\,2^{72})\). The upper endpoint is an exact Rayleigh quotient for total magnetization \(M=\sum_v\sigma_v\). This trial function lies in the spin-flip-odd, translation-invariant symmetry sector. Its projected transition eigenvalue is \[ \frac{36314929143034141032357395}{36363194510128970638045284}. \]

For the upper bound, reversibility and the heat-bath projection identity give \[ \langle M,(I-P)M\rangle_\pi =\mathbb E_\pi\!\left[\operatorname{Var}(\sigma_0\mid\sigma_{V\setminus\{0\}})\right]. \] The exact transfer calculation finds \[ \sum_\sigma 2^{a(\sigma)}M(\sigma)^2 =273793464546853425980576256, \] where \(a(\sigma)\) is the number of agreeing edges. With common conditional-variance scale \(7225=25\cdot17^2\), it also finds \[ \sum_\sigma 2^{a(\sigma)}\,7225\operatorname{Var}(\sigma_0\mid\sigma_{V\setminus\{0\}}) =2625635969958730549421161600. \] Their quotient gives the stated upper endpoint.

Reproduced evidence. Recorded scope: the random-scan single-site heat-bath chain for the zero-field ferromagnetic Ising model on C6 Cartesian-product C6 at beta=(log 2)/2.

2Evidence

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Verification source: doi.org ↗, Exact transfer certificate in ising6-artifact-row-transfer-rayleigh and comparison proof in this record

3Overview

For the lower bound, compare with independent random-scan heat bath under the uniform measure. If \(m\) and \(M_0\) are the minimum and maximum density ratios of the Ising measure against uniform measure, edge conductances give \(\mathcal E_P\geq m\mathcal E_0\), while \(\operatorname{Var}_\pi f\leq M_0\operatorname{Var}_0f\). The independent chain has gap \(1/36\). The Gibbs weights are proportional to \(2^{a(\sigma)}\), and the bipartite torus realizes both \(a=0\) and \(a=72\). Hence \(m/M_0=2^{-72}\), proving the lower endpoint.

The calculation supplies rigorous bounds. Determining the exact second eigenvalue still requires a certificate that covers every symmetry sector.

4What was measured

Trial sector
spin-flip odd, translation invariant
Exact gap status
open

Gap lower

numerator1denominator170005193383307227693056

Gap upper

numerator48265367094829605687889denominator36363194510128970638045284decimal0.00132731372325897517

Projected transition eigenvalue

numerator36314929143034141032357395denominator36363194510128970638045284

5How it connects

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6Agent packet

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7Provenance

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TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-25
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Projection
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