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Question 13944: A Usable Uniform Bound May Be Nonoptimal

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0026-13944 · q-20261014-advance-20261028-r05-bounded-linear-operator-0094

Original question and givens

Use the explicit rectangular integer matrix A=[[6, 1, 5], [1, -6, 6]] as a linear map between its column- and row-coordinate real spaces. Both ends use the same stated l1 or linfinity norm. A single C≥0 must bound every input: norm(A*x)≤C*norm(x). The exact l1 induced norm is the maximum absolute column sum; the exact linfinity induced norm is the maximum absolute row sum. An instance pass or a nonoptimal usable bound is not the exact operator norm. norm_name=l1, proposed C=11. Give (norm_name,exact_operator_norm,C,uniform_bound?,optimal?,boundary). A sufficient C yields uniform_bound_certificate; a smaller C yields bound_too_small.

  • G001 — Use the explicit rectangular integer matrix A=[[6, 1, 5], [1, -6, 6]] as a linear map between its column- and row-coordinate real spaces. Both ends use the same stated l1 or linfinity norm. A single C≥0 must bound every input: norm(A*x)≤C*norm(x). The exact l1 induced norm is the maximum absolute column sum; the exact linfinity induced norm is the maximum absolute row sum. An instance pass or a nonoptimal usable bound is not the exact operator norm. norm_name=l1, proposed C=11. Give (norm_name,exact_operator_norm,C,uniform_bound?,optimal?,boundary). A sufficient C yields uniform_bound_certificate; a smaller C yields bound_too_small.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

original column index=0;ordered entries=[6, 1]

After

absolute entries=[6, 1]

Conditions: none

For l1 sum down each column;for linfinity sum across each row.Preserve axis order and do not transpose rectangular roles.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_correct_axis_absolute_sum · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

operator column0 absolute sum := sum(6, 1)

After

operator column0 absolute sum = 7

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

original column index=1;ordered entries=[1, -6]

After

absolute entries=[1, 6]

Conditions: none

For l1 sum down each column;for linfinity sum across each row.Preserve axis order and do not transpose rectangular roles.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_correct_axis_absolute_sum · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

operator column1 absolute sum := sum(1, 6)

After

operator column1 absolute sum = 7

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

original column index=2;ordered entries=[5, 6]

After

absolute entries=[5, 6]

Conditions: none

For l1 sum down each column;for linfinity sum across each row.Preserve axis order and do not transpose rectangular roles.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_correct_axis_absolute_sum · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

operator column2 absolute sum := sum(5, 6)

After

operator column2 absolute sum = 11

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

all absolute column sums=[7, 7, 11]

After

maximum=11;first maximizing column=2

Conditions: none

Compute every required axis sum before taking a maximum.The value must have both a universal upper bound and an attaining unit input.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_maximum_axis_sum · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

arbitrary x in R^3;all column sums<=11

After

norm1(Ax)<=sum_j(sum_i abs(Aij))*abs(xj)<=11*norm1(x)

Conditions: none

Apply the triangle inequality to each output,exchange finite sums,and bound every column coefficient by L.This yields one constant for every real input,not samples.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_l1_universal_column_bound · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

attaining unit input image:matrix=[[6, 1, 5], [1, -6, 6]];input=[0, 0, 1]

After

input dimension=3;output dimension=2;rows dot input

Conditions: none

Retain column-input/row-output roles for rectangular matrices.Computed values can exceed raw input bounds and are not clipped.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: matrix_row_column_roles · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row0 column0 product := mul(6, 0)

After

attaining unit input image row0 column0 product = 0

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row0 column1 product := mul(1, 0)

After

attaining unit input image row0 column1 product = 0

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row0 column2 product := mul(5, 1)

After

attaining unit input image row0 column2 product = 5

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row0 sum := sum(0, 0, 5)

After

attaining unit input image row0 sum = 5

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row1 column0 product := mul(1, 0)

After

attaining unit input image row1 column0 product = 0

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S013

S015 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row1 column1 product := mul(-6, 0)

After

attaining unit input image row1 column1 product = 0

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S014

S016 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row1 column2 product := mul(6, 1)

After

attaining unit input image row1 column2 product = 6

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S015

S017 · calculation

Before

attaining unit input image row1 sum := sum(0, 0, 6)

After

attaining unit input image row1 sum = 6

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S016

S018 · implies

Before

attaining input:signed vector=[0, 0, 1];norm=l1

After

coordinate absolute values=[0, 0, 1]

Conditions: none

Take absolute values of whole coordinates without changing their pairing.This also accepts computed matrix images without clipping to raw input bounds.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_named_norm_original_signs · Uses: G001, S017

S019 · calculation

Before

attaining input l1 sum := sum(0, 0, 1)

After

attaining input l1 sum = 1

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S018

S020 · implies

Before

attaining output:signed vector=[5, 6];norm=l1

After

coordinate absolute values=[5, 6]

Conditions: none

Take absolute values of whole coordinates without changing their pairing.This also accepts computed matrix images without clipping to raw input bounds.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_named_norm_original_signs · Uses: G001, S019

S021 · calculation

Before

attaining output l1 sum := sum(5, 6)

After

attaining output l1 sum = 11

Conditions: none

Compute exactly from original roles and established intermediates,retaining coordinates,coefficients,signs and necessary guards.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S020

S022 · implies

Before

explicit input=[0, 0, 1];input norm=1;image=[5, 6];output norm=11

After

uniform upper bound=11 and attained ratio=11;exact induced norm=11

Conditions: none

For l1 take the maximizing column's basis vector;for linfinity take signs of a maximizing row.For a zero matrix still choose a nonzero unit vector.The universal bound L and an attained unit ratio L exclude every smaller constant,establishing the exact norm.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_attainment_proves_least_uniform_constant · Uses: G001, S021

S023 · implies

Before

exact induced norm=11;proposed nonnegative C=11;attaining unit input=[0, 0, 1]

After

uniform bound=Yes;optimal bound=Yes

Conditions: none

For C≥L,nonnegativity of the input norm permits relaxing the universal bound to C.For C<L,the attaining unit input is a counterexample.Only equality is optimal;a usable larger C is not the exact norm.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: operator_usable_bound_distinct_from_exact_optimum · Uses: G001, S022

Reverse checks

  • S023 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S022 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S021 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining output l1 sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining input l1 sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row1 sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row1 column2 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row1 column1 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row1 column0 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row0 sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row0 column2 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row0 column1 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute attaining unit input image row0 column0 product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute operator column2 absolute sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute operator column1 absolute sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute operator column0 absolute sum with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(l1, 11, 11, Yes, Yes, uniform_bound_certificate)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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