%% SCRAP: papers/FORMAL_CLAIM_TABLE %% SOURCE: docs/working/papers/FORMAL_CLAIM_TABLE.md %% STATUS: CURRENT %% FITS: ssrn/ch-claims, vol3-research/ch-formal-claims %% EDITORIAL: lifted — prose rewritten to press voice; all claim rows preserved \section{Formal Claim Table} \label{sec:formal-claims} This section provides a structured claim-evidence-reproducibility mapping for peer review. Each primary claim carries a unique identifier, a falsifiable threshold, and a one-command reproducibility protocol. Section-level cross-references connect each claim to its supporting documentation. \subsection{Primary Claims} \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Primary claims with evidence locations and falsification thresholds.} \label{tab:primary-claims} \begin{tabular}{llll} \toprule \textbf{ID} & \textbf{Statement} & \textbf{Reproducible?} & \textbf{Falsification threshold} \\ \midrule C1 & Algorithmic CV = 0.00\% in cache decisions & Yes & $\text{CV} > 0.1\%$ \\ C2 & 25.4\% performance convergence (C\_FULL) & Yes & No improvement, $p > 0.05$ \\ C3 & Variance separation: algorithm (0\%) vs.\ environment (70\%) & Yes & Algorithm $\text{CV} > 0.5\%$ \\ C4 & Same workload $\to$ same cache configuration, 90 runs & Yes & Any run differs \\ C5 & $p < 10^{-30}$ for determinism (F-test) & Yes & $p > 0.05$ \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} \subsection{Claim C1: Algorithmic Determinism} \textbf{Full statement.} The adaptive runtime exhibits 0.00\% coefficient of variation in algorithmic decisions (cache hit rates, dictionary lookup paths) across 30 identical runs, demonstrating determinism in the adaptive mechanism despite environmental stochasticity. \paragraph{Evidence chain.} \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Evidence for Claim C1.} \begin{tabular}{llll} \toprule \textbf{Type} & \textbf{Location} & \textbf{Key value} & \textbf{Sample size} \\ \midrule Raw data & \texttt{03\_EXPERIMENTAL\_DATA/full\_90\_run\_comprehensive/} & Cache hit rates & $N = 90$ \\ Summary stats & \texttt{experiment\_summary.txt} & $\mu = 17.39\%$, $\sigma = 0.00\%$ & $N = 30$ per config \\ Statistical test & F-test, variance homogeneity & $F(29,29) \to \infty$, $p < 10^{-30}$ & $N = 30$ \\ Replication & Git commit SHA checksums & \texttt{EXPERIMENTAL\_DATA\_CHECKSUMS.txt} & All runs \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} \paragraph{Controlled confounds.} CPU governor set to \texttt{performance}; Turbo Boost disabled; ASLR disabled; process pinned to core~0. \paragraph{Reproduction.} \begin{lstlisting}[language=bash] make fastest && ./build/amd64/fastest/starforth --doe --config=C_FULL # Expected: Cache hit rate = 17.39 +/- 0.00% \end{lstlisting} \paragraph{Falsification criteria.} \begin{itemize} \item Independent replication yields $\text{CV} > 0.1\%$. \item Any single run shows cache decisions differing from others. \item Environmental perturbation (thermal stress) changes the cache configuration. \end{itemize} \paragraph{Defense.} ``Measurement noise'' objection: 70\% CV in runtime demonstrates the timer works; if measurement were inadequate, runtime would also show 0\% CV. ``Lucky data'' objection: probability of coincidence across 90 runs is $< 10^{-30}$ under the null model. ``Trivial workload'' objection: Fibonacci(20) generates $\approx 2.1 \times 10^6$ word executions with non-trivial recursion. \subsection{Claim C2: Adaptive Convergence} \textbf{Full statement.} Configuration C\_FULL (all adaptive mechanisms active) demonstrates statistically significant performance convergence of $25.4 \pm 1.2\%$ between early runs (1--15) and late runs (16--30), while non-adaptive configurations show no improvement. \paragraph{Evidence chain.} \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Convergence results by configuration.} \begin{tabular}{lllll} \toprule \textbf{Config} & \textbf{Early runs} & \textbf{Late runs} & \textbf{Improvement} & \textbf{$p$-value} \\ \midrule C\_NONE (baseline) & 10.76\,ms & 11.45\,ms & $-6.4\%$ (degradation) & $p > 0.10$ \\ C\_CACHE (moderate) & 7.84\,ms & 7.80\,ms & $+0.5\%$ (stable) & $p > 0.80$ \\ C\_FULL (adaptive) & 10.20\,ms & 7.61\,ms & $+25.4\%$ & $p < 0.001$ \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} Statistical test: two-sample $t$-test ($t = 4.23$, $\text{df} = 28$, $p = 0.00012$). Effect size: Cohen's $d \approx 5.08$ (large). \paragraph{Control logic.} C\_NONE degrades (no optimization); C\_CACHE stabilizes (warmup, not adaptation); only C\_FULL converges. This three-way comparison isolates the adaptation-specific effect. \paragraph{Falsification criteria.} \begin{itemize} \item C\_FULL shows no improvement ($p > 0.05$). \item C\_NONE shows equal or better convergence than C\_FULL. \item Improvement is within margin of error (Cohen's $d < 0.2$). \end{itemize} \subsection{Claim C3: Variance Separation} \textbf{Full statement.} Variance decomposition reveals algorithmic variance (cache decisions) of 0.00\% CV while environmental variance (wall-clock runtime) exhibits 60--70\% CV. The two components are statistically independent. \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Variance decomposition.} \begin{tabular}{llll} \toprule \textbf{Component} & \textbf{CV} & \textbf{Source} & \textbf{Measurement} \\ \midrule Algorithmic (cache decisions) & 0.00\% & Deterministic decisions & Integer counters \\ Environmental (runtime) & 60--70\% & OS scheduler, thermal & Wall-clock timer \\ Independence & \multicolumn{3}{l}{Pearson $r = 0.03$, $p = 0.87$ (no correlation)} \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} \paragraph{Falsification criteria.} \begin{itemize} \item Cache decisions correlate with runtime variance ($r > 0.3$). \item Environmental perturbation affects cache CV. \item Algorithmic CV increases under OS load. \end{itemize} \subsection{Claim C4: Reproducibility} \textbf{Full statement.} Identical workload execution produces bit-for-bit identical adaptive runtime state (cache configuration, frequency rankings, window metrics) with 100\% reproducibility across all 90 experimental runs. \paragraph{Sources of determinism.} \begin{itemize} \item No random number generators anywhere in the production execution path. \item \Qtype\ fixed-point arithmetic throughout (no IEEE-754 non-determinism). \item \texttt{CLOCK\_MONOTONIC\_RAW} time source (unaffected by NTP). \item Rolling window seeded from execution history; same history yields same metrics. \end{itemize} \paragraph{Reproduction.} \begin{lstlisting}[language=bash] ./starforth --doe --config=C_FULL > run1.csv ./starforth --doe --config=C_FULL > run2.csv diff run1.csv run2.csv # Expected: no differences \end{lstlisting} \paragraph{Falsification criteria.} \begin{itemize} \item Any two runs with identical workload produce different cache configurations. \item Floating-point non-determinism is observed on different CPUs. \item Replication on a different machine yields a different steady state. \end{itemize} \subsection{Claim C5: Statistical Significance} \textbf{Full statement.} The observed 0.00\% CV in algorithmic variance is statistically significant at $p < 10^{-30}$, rejecting the null hypothesis (variance due to chance) with overwhelming confidence. \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Statistical tests for Claim C5.} \begin{tabular}{llll} \toprule \textbf{Test} & \textbf{Statistic} & \textbf{$p$-value} & \textbf{Interpretation} \\ \midrule F-test (variance homogeneity) & $F(29,29) \approx \infty$ & $p < 10^{-30}$ & Reject $H_0$ \\ Levene's test (robustness) & $W = 0.00$ & $p < 10^{-20}$ & Reject $H_0$ \\ Bayesian posterior & $P(H_1 \mid \text{data})$ & $\approx 1 - 10^{-30}$ & $H_1$ virtually certain \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} Power analysis ($n = 30$, $\delta = 0.1$, $\sigma = 0.05$, $\alpha = 0.05$) yields power $> 0.99$: if 0.1\% variance existed, the experiment would have detected it. \paragraph{Falsification criteria.} \begin{itemize} \item Independent analysis yields $p > 0.05$. \item Power analysis shows $N = 30$ insufficient. \item Bayesian posterior $P(H_1 \mid \text{data}) < 0.95$. \end{itemize} \subsection{Supporting Claims} \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Secondary supporting claims.} \label{tab:supporting-claims} \begin{tabular}{lll} \toprule \textbf{ID} & \textbf{Statement} & \textbf{Reproducible?} \\ \midrule S1 & FORTH-79 compliance (780\raisebox{0.5ex}{+} tests pass) & Yes \\ S2 & Zipf-law execution distribution ($\alpha \approx 1.1$) & Yes \\ S3 & Exponential decay model fit ($R^2 > 0.95$) & Yes \\ S4 & Window inference via Levene's test functional & Yes \\ S5 & Heartbeat coordination operational & Yes \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} \subsection{Claim Dependency Structure} Claim C5 establishes statistical validity; C1 is the foundational claim (determinism); C2 and C3 depend on C1 (convergence requires determinism; variance separation presupposes it); C4 validates all claims through end-to-end reproducibility. If C1 falls, all claims fall. If C5 falls, claims become anecdotal. \subsection{Patent-Relevant Claims} % PATENT: do not draft claim language; cite filing date only \begin{table}[h] \centering \caption{Claims with patent relevance. No claim language is drafted here.} \begin{tabular}{llll} \toprule \textbf{ID} & \textbf{Topic} & \textbf{First public disclosure} & \textbf{Notes} \\ \midrule P1 & Rolling Window of Truth & 2025-12-13 & Novel; no prior art identified \\ P2 & Deterministic statistical inference & 2025-12-13 & Application novel; ANOVA standard \\ P3 & Thermodynamic metaphor & N/A & Not patentable (conceptual framework) \\ P4 & Hot-words cache & 2025-12-13 & Prior art: Ertl (1996); claim: deterministic variant \\ \bottomrule \end{tabular} \end{table} \subsection{Using This Table in Review} When a reviewer challenges a specific claim, identify the claim ID from Table~\ref{tab:primary-claims}, cite the evidence location in the row above, and offer the falsification test as the definitive resolution mechanism. The expected response structure is: acknowledge the concern, point to the claim ID, cite the evidence location, offer the reproduction command, and address the specific objection with the defense strategy documented above.