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Question 22417: A Finite Valid Full-Input Run Proves Acceptance, Not Search Completeness

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  2. Definition and scope
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R0043-22417 · q-20261014-advance-20261110-r07-pushdown-automaton-0067

Original question and givens

Use the complete finite nondeterministic PDA: states=[push16, pop16, accept16], input_alphabet=[a16, b16], stack_alphabet=[Z16, A16], start_state=push16, bottom_symbol=Z16, final_states=[accept16], transitions=[[push16, a16, Z16, push16, [Z16, A16]], [push16, a16, A16, push16, [A16, A16]], [push16, b16, A16, pop16, []], [pop16, b16, A16, pop16, []], [push16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]], [pop16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]]]. Alphabets are unique and pairwise disjoint. Each transition is [from,input symbol or null,required top,to,replacement bottom-to-top]. null is epsilon and consumes no input. Configurations are [state,input position,stack] with bottom first and top last. Preserve the bottom marker and accept only after consuming the entire input in a final state, not by empty stack. Input=[], supplied trace=[[push16, 0, [Z16]], [accept16, 0, [Z16]]]. Give (input, trace, transition_indices, valid_run, accepted, step_count, certificate).

  • G001 — Use the complete finite nondeterministic PDA: states=[push16, pop16, accept16], input_alphabet=[a16, b16], stack_alphabet=[Z16, A16], start_state=push16, bottom_symbol=Z16, final_states=[accept16], transitions=[[push16, a16, Z16, push16, [Z16, A16]], [push16, a16, A16, push16, [A16, A16]], [push16, b16, A16, pop16, []], [pop16, b16, A16, pop16, []], [push16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]], [pop16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]]]. Alphabets are unique and pairwise disjoint. Each transition is [from,input symbol or null,required top,to,replacement bottom-to-top]. null is epsilon and consumes no input. Configurations are [state,input position,stack] with bottom first and top last. Preserve the bottom marker and accept only after consuming the entire input in a final state, not by empty stack. Input=[], supplied trace=[[push16, 0, [Z16]], [accept16, 0, [Z16]]]. Give (input, trace, transition_indices, valid_run, accepted, step_count, certificate).

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

source operation=pda-accepting-run-witness;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[input, trace, transition_indices, valid_run, accepted, step_count, certificate]

Conditions: none

Retain the historical interface marker and list ordered source fields without JavaScript.MVT fields come from the original mode,without padding or answer-shape inference.Tags and fixed No markers retain their claim scope.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=0;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[push16, a16, Z16, push16, [Z16, A16]];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=1;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[push16, a16, A16, push16, [A16, A16]];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=2;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[push16, b16, A16, pop16, []];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=3;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[pop16, b16, A16, pop16, []];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=4;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[push16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL transition index=5;[from,input_or_null,required_top,to,replacement_bottom_to_top]=[pop16, null, Z16, accept16, [Z16]];bottom=Z16

After

states/input/stack symbols legal;null input consumes0;top=bottom requires replacement first bottom,otherwise replacement contains NO bottom;ORIGINAL transition position retained

Conditions: none

Check each original transition's state,input and stack roles without mixing alphabets.Null is epsilon,not an input symbol.The stack is bottom-first/top-last:pop one top then append the replacement in its original order.Apply the declared bottom guard,not an invented stronger convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_EVERY_original_transition_roles_epsilon_bottom_guard · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · calculation

Before

PDA complete ORIGINAL transition count := sum(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

After

PDA complete ORIGINAL transition count = 6

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,order and established intermediates exactly,without changing source bindings or using floating-point approximations.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL states=[push16, pop16, accept16],input alphabet=[a16, b16],stack alphabet=[Z16, A16];start=push16,bottom=Z16,final states=[accept16]

After

finite unique pairwise-disjoint alphabets qualified;transition count=6;acceptance convention FULL input in final state,NOT empty stack;qualification alone proves NO run,determinism or CFG equivalence

Conditions: none

A qualified complete definition gives no accepting run,determinism or CFG-equivalence proof.Acceptance may retain a nonempty stack,including its bottom,but requires full input consumption in a final state.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_complete_definition_not_determinism_or_accepting_run · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL input=[];ALL source configurations=[[push16, 0, [Z16]], [accept16, 0, [Z16]]];declared start=push16,bottom=Z16

After

first configuration EXACTLY=[push16, 0, [Z16]];all state/position/stack values legal;this is NOT yet a valid-run or acceptance certificate

Conditions: none

Require the exact initial state,position0 and one bottom.All configurations must be structurally legal before checking their transitions.A legal configuration list alone need not be a valid run.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_trace_ALL_configurations_qualified_actual_initial_required · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL trace step=0;from=[push16, 0, [Z16]];to=[accept16, 0, [Z16]];actual input=[]

After

ALL [ORIGINAL transition index,applied_result_or_null]=[[0, null], [1, null], [2, null], [3, null], [4, [accept16, 0, [Z16]]], [5, null]];FIRST matching index=4

Conditions: none

Select the first original transition that actually yields the next configuration.Input-or-null determines consumption;replace only the top and preserve replacement order.On failure retain prior partial indices;a later final state cannot repair a bad step.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_each_actual_stack_update_FIRST_original_transition · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL last config=[accept16, 0, [Z16]];input length=0;matched prior indices=[4]

After

valid_run=Yes;FULL input consumed=Yes;last state final=Yes;accepted=Yes;residual stack may be NONEMPTY

Conditions: none

Acceptance conjoins a valid run,full input consumption and a final state.A residual bottom or other stack symbols may remain.Validity and acceptance differ;the tag cannot turn a false flag into a certificate.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_run_validity_full_consumption_final_state_SEPARATE · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · calculation

Before

PDA ORIGINAL full trace length minus one := sub(2, 1)

After

PDA ORIGINAL full trace length minus one = 1

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,order and established intermediates exactly,without changing source bindings or using floating-point approximations.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL trace configuration count=2;actual matched transition-index count=1;accepted=Yes

After

SOURCE step_count=ORIGINAL trace.length-1=1;does NOT substitute partial matched count;acceptedTrue is a finite witness,not search completeness

Conditions: none

The source step count uses the whole supplied trace length,even on a partial failure.Only accepted=True supplies the finite accepting-run witness;it proves neither all runs,shortest length nor search completeness.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_original_step_count_not_partial_matched_count · Uses: G001, S013

Reverse checks

  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute PDA ORIGINAL full trace length minus one with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • 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 — Recompute PDA complete ORIGINAL transition count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • 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 — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • 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 — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • 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 — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([], [[push16, 0, [Z16]], [accept16, 0, [Z16]]], [4], Yes, Yes, 1, finite_full_run_witness_proves_acceptance_under_final_state_convention)

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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