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R79attemptStatus: open strategyEvidence: ConjecturedReplay: source only

[#R79] Close the remaining two-query gap by certified minimax search

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1Summary

A symmetry-aware feasibility search should test depth five first, then seek a depth-six tree or a second infeasibility certificate.

The next computation should canonicalize each knowledge state under permutations of the twelve points and query complementation. For a remaining depth \(d\), reject a state immediately when it has more than \(7^d\) candidates. Cache every canonical state and record either a resolving query or the complete list of query-orbit failures.

The first run should decide whether depth five is feasible. An infeasibility result needs a replayable certificate containing each rejected canonical state, its stabilizer, the query-orbit representatives, and a child obstruction for every representative. If depth five fails, the same engine should search depth six and export the full decision tree when one exists. Independent certificate checking can then determine whether the answer is 6 or 7.

Conjectured evidence. Replay readiness: source only.

2Outcome

Evidence package: source only

A verification source is cited. This record has no executable replay attached.

Verification source: doi.org ↗, Research plan derived from the finite minimax formulation and the reproduced greedy tree

3What was measured

Priority
certify feasibility or infeasibility at depth 5, search depth 6 with canonical-state memoization, export a standalone certificate checker
State representation
924-bit candidate mask
Symmetry group
permutations of twelve points, with query complementation

4How it connects

Recorded for

5Agent packet

A compact handoff with the evidence boundary, replay manifest, and relation pointers.

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  "slug": "bsm12-attempt-close-two-query-gap",
  "type": "attempt",
  "title": "Close the remaining two-query gap by certified minimax search",
  "summary": "A symmetry-aware feasibility search should test depth five first, then seek a depth-six tree or a second infeasibility certificate.",
  "relevance": "For Optimal balanced-subset Mastermind on twelve points, record bsm12-attempt-close-two-query-gap (“Close the remaining two-query gap by certified minimax search”) documents a concrete method, search boundary, or failed route. The record states: A symmetry-aware feasibility search should test depth five first, then seek a depth-six tree or a second infeasibility certificate.",
  "relevance_source": "recorded",
  "body": "The next computation should canonicalize each knowledge state under permutations of the twelve points and query complementation. For a remaining depth \\(d\\), reject a state immediately when it has more than \\(7^d\\) candidates. Cache every canonical state and record either a resolving query or the complete list of query-orbit failures.\n\nThe first run should decide whether depth five is feasible. An infeasibility result needs a replayable certificate containing each rejected canonical state, its stabilizer, the query-orbit representatives, and a child obstruction for every representative. If depth five fails, the same engine should search depth six and export the full decision tree when one exists. Independent certificate checking can then determine whether the answer is 6 or 7.",
  "status": "open_strategy",
  "evidence_grade": "proposed",
  "scope": null,
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      "url": "https://doi.org/10.4153/CJM-1966-007-2",
      "locator": "Research plan derived from the finite minimax formulation and the reproduced greedy tree"
    },
    "missing": [
      "source",
      "command",
      "runtime",
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    ]
  },
  "formal_statement": null,
  "source": {
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      "title": "The certified interval for M6 is 5 through 7",
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6Provenance

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Project
balanced-subset-mastermind-twelve
Locator
Research plan derived from the finite minimax formulation and the reproduced greedy tree
License
CC0-1.0
Contributors
TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-25
Acceptance condition
a complete resolving tree or a complete infeasibility certificate
Public record
R79
Stable alias
bsm12-attempt-close-two-query-gap
Projection
Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.

A route someone took, recorded so the next person can reuse it or avoid it.

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