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[#R76] The candidate uses the classical Baum-Sweet convention

claim. Its generating series satisfies \(B(z)=B(z^4)+zB(z^2)\), and over \(\mathbb F_2\) it is the Baum-Sweet cubic.

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1Summary

The recurrence is \[ b_0=1,\qquad b_{2m+1}=b_m,\qquad b_{4m}=b_m,\qquad b_{4m+2}=0. \] It produces \(1,1,0,1,1,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,\ldots\) and is equivalent to the candidate's binary-block definition. For \(B(z)=\sum b_nz^n\), splitting indices gives \(B(z)=B(z^4)+zB(z^2)\). In characteristic two, this reduces to \(B^3+zB+1=0\). Baum and Sweet's original work and the later continued-fraction papers concern this algebraic series.

Supported evidence. Recorded scope: the full Baum-Sweet coefficient sequence.

2Evidence

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Verification source: annals.math.princeton.edu ↗, Leonard E. Baum and Melvin M. Sweet, Continued Fractions of Algebraic Power Series in Characteristic 2, Annals of Mathematics 103 (1976), pages 593-610

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  "summary": "Its generating series satisfies \\(B(z)=B(z^4)+zB(z^2)\\), and over \\(\\mathbb F_2\\) it is the Baum-Sweet cubic.",
  "relevance": "For Nonvanishing of Baum-Sweet Hankel determinants, record bsh-claim-classical-cubic (“The candidate uses the classical Baum-Sweet convention”) records a bound, answer, status fact, or structural consequence. The record states: Its generating series satisfies \\(B(z)=B(z^4)+zB(z^2)\\), and over \\(\\mathbb F_2\\) it is the Baum-Sweet cubic.",
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5Provenance

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baum-sweet-hankel-nonvanishing
Locator
Leonard E. Baum and Melvin M. Sweet, Continued Fractions of Algebraic Power Series in Characteristic 2, Annals of Mathematics 103 (1976), pages 593-610
License
CC0-1.0
Contributors
TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-24
Public record
R76
Stable alias
bsh-claim-classical-cubic
Projection
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