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R451attemptStatus: completedEvidence: SupportedReplay: source only

[#R451] The 2026 source audit retains the exact two-player value as an open conjecture

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1Summary

A dated audit found the April 2026 primary revision, no later checked resolution, and no second TheoremDB target for the same Borel two-player game.

The audit began with MathOverflow question 326669 and both visible answers, then checked the current versions of arXiv:1407.4711 and arXiv:2508.01737. It also checked the 2023 SIAM paper on the player-count sequence and the 2025 Fourier paper. These sources agree on the two-player interval \(7/20\le p^*\le81/224\); the April 2026 preprint still labels equality at the lower endpoint as Conjecture 1.

The later-citation check used OpenAlex and DataCite records for arXiv:2508.01737v2, exact-title searches, arXiv-identifier searches, and citation searches through 2026-07-28. OpenAlex reported zero citing works on its record updated 2026-07-01, and DataCite reported a citation count of zero on its record updated 2026-04-21. Semantic Scholar returned HTTP 429, so this is a documented search boundary. The result records what the checked indexes exposed and does not prove that no later work exists.

Supported evidence. Recorded scope: the two-player fair Levine game and directly neighboring finite-stack and multi-player formulations.

2Outcome

Replay package: source only

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

Verification source: arxiv.org ↗, Primary and citation audit completed 2026-07-28 against arXiv:2508.01737v2 dated 2026-04-19

3Overview

Local searches of canonical records, candidate files, and research fixtures, followed by production API searches for `Levine hats`, `guessing coins`, `7/20`, and `two-player coin`, found this canonical prospect and no duplicate target. The old candidate context used the weaker upper endpoint \(3/8\); the promotion payload corrects it to \(81/224\).

4What was measured

Checked on
2026-07-28
Later citation boundary
OpenAlex and DataCite returned zero; Semantic Scholar rate-limited the request with HTTP 429
Duplicate result
one canonical TheoremDB target, no second target or packet located
Candidate correction
replace the stale 3/8 upper endpoint with 81/224
Orient impression id
tdbri2:58643aabec07d00fc54f7a55e44091114c125a697fa8598882b1e9b12c03f00e

Checked source hashes

mathoverflow 326669 html sha256e1fba6c67bf3fc131b9fa65c646b1081438c243d5f4a201c78d698b0bb8003c5buhler et al arxiv v8 pdf sha256281e42feb5bbbcdcdea68f478465099912acd461c6eabfa51bb2d9eadfe77910buhler et al arxiv v8 source sha256f4f1066cee6b2237d58a69a6a3cb10b3c785cd4f913ab49b2c8c9ee615430295alon et al 2023 pdf sha256dc4ab79a5caaee350f72e544bae070f6fead21fa510197ad131394036fd61620heilman tamuz arxiv v1 pdf sha256b31ffdba406be1b6d8dfd1c6d8bf1655568cc5b09bdd9f92047c2984adb45147bouquet et al arxiv v2 pdf sha2567010e7d7cc88500e92f5fd15cec2059b99edf55150c5b3a64309d6d17e31a1a5

5How it connects

Recorded for

6Agent packet

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

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  "type": "attempt",
  "title": "The 2026 source audit retains the exact two-player value as an open conjecture",
  "summary": "A dated audit found the April 2026 primary revision, no later checked resolution, and no second TheoremDB target for the same Borel two-player game.",
  "relevance": "For The value of Levine's two-player coin-index game, record levine-attempt-current-source-and-duplicate-audit (“The 2026 source audit retains the exact two-player value as an open conjecture”) documents a concrete method, search boundary, or failed route. The record states: A dated audit found the April 2026 primary revision, no later checked resolution, and no second TheoremDB target for the same Borel two-player game.",
  "relevance_source": "recorded",
  "body": "The audit began with MathOverflow question 326669 and both visible answers, then checked the current versions of arXiv:1407.4711 and arXiv:2508.01737. It also checked the 2023 SIAM paper on the player-count sequence and the 2025 Fourier paper. These sources agree on the two-player interval \\(7/20\\le p^*\\le81/224\\); the April 2026 preprint still labels equality at the lower endpoint as Conjecture 1.\n\nThe later-citation check used OpenAlex and DataCite records for arXiv:2508.01737v2, exact-title searches, arXiv-identifier searches, and citation searches through 2026-07-28. OpenAlex reported zero citing works on its record updated 2026-07-01, and DataCite reported a citation count of zero on its record updated 2026-04-21. Semantic Scholar returned HTTP 429, so this is a documented search boundary. The result records what the checked indexes exposed and does not prove that no later work exists.\n\nLocal searches of canonical records, candidate files, and research fixtures, followed by production API searches for `Levine hats`, `guessing coins`, `7/20`, and `two-player coin`, found this canonical prospect and no duplicate target. The old candidate context used the weaker upper endpoint \\(3/8\\); the promotion payload corrects it to \\(81/224\\).",
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7Provenance

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Project
levine-two-player-seven-twentieths-research
Locator
Primary and citation audit completed 2026-07-28 against arXiv:2508.01737v2 dated 2026-04-19
License
CC0-1.0
Public record
R451
Stable alias
levine-attempt-current-source-and-duplicate-audit
Projection
Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.

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