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Question 22435: A Bounded PDA No-Hit Cannot Certify Rejection

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R0043-22435 · q-20261014-advance-20261110-r07-pushdown-automaton-0085

Original question and givens

Use the complete finite nondeterministic PDA: states=[push9, pop9, accept9], input_alphabet=[a9, b9], stack_alphabet=[Z9, A9], start_state=push9, bottom_symbol=Z9, final_states=[accept9], transitions=[[push9, a9, Z9, push9, [Z9, A9]], [push9, a9, A9, push9, [A9, A9]], [push9, b9, A9, pop9, []], [pop9, b9, A9, pop9, []], [push9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]], [pop9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]]]. 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=[a9, a9, b9, b9], max_steps=1. Give (input, max_steps, found_accepting_run, rejection_or_nonmembership_claim, boundary).

  • G001 — Use the complete finite nondeterministic PDA: states=[push9, pop9, accept9], input_alphabet=[a9, b9], stack_alphabet=[Z9, A9], start_state=push9, bottom_symbol=Z9, final_states=[accept9], transitions=[[push9, a9, Z9, push9, [Z9, A9]], [push9, a9, A9, push9, [A9, A9]], [push9, b9, A9, pop9, []], [pop9, b9, A9, pop9, []], [push9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]], [pop9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]]]. 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=[a9, a9, b9, b9], max_steps=1. Give (input, max_steps, found_accepting_run, rejection_or_nonmembership_claim, boundary).

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-bounded-search-boundary;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[input, max_steps, found_accepting_run, rejection_or_nonmembership_claim, boundary]

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]=[push9, a9, Z9, push9, [Z9, A9]];bottom=Z9

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]=[push9, a9, A9, push9, [A9, A9]];bottom=Z9

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]=[push9, b9, A9, pop9, []];bottom=Z9

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]=[pop9, b9, A9, pop9, []];bottom=Z9

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]=[push9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]];bottom=Z9

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]=[pop9, null, Z9, accept9, [Z9]];bottom=Z9

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=[push9, pop9, accept9],input alphabet=[a9, b9],stack alphabet=[Z9, A9];start=push9,bottom=Z9,final states=[accept9]

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=[a9, a9, b9, b9];initial configuration=[push9, 0, [Z9]];max_steps=1;stack cap=7

After

depth0 fully-consumed final-state acceptance=No;both STEP and STACK limits apply;not an unbounded rejection test

Conditions: none

The initial state may already accept empty input.Search bounds both steps and stack length;do not replace final-state acceptance with an empty-stack convention.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_bounded_initial_acceptance_and_TWO_search_limits · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL search depth=0;ALL frontier configs=[[push9, 0, [Z9]]];stack cap=7

After

ALL [from,ORIGINAL transition index,next_or_null,within_stack_cap,accepts_IN_THIS_SEARCH] rows=[[[push9, 0, [Z9]], 0, [push9, 1, [Z9, A9]], Yes, No], [[push9, 0, [Z9]], 1, null, No, No], [[push9, 0, [Z9]], 2, null, No, No], [[push9, 0, [Z9]], 3, null, No, No], [[push9, 0, [Z9]], 4, [accept9, 0, [Z9]], Yes, No], [[push9, 0, [Z9]], 5, null, No, No]];next distinct frontier=[[accept9, 0, [Z9]], [push9, 1, [Z9, A9]]];hit=No

Conditions: none

Try every configuration and original transition.Filter candidates by the declared stack cap before testing acceptance in this search.Show the full layer rather than hidden pruning;within-layer deduplication preserves existence.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_ALL_nondeterministic_frontier_steps_stack_filter_BEFORE_acceptance · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL input=[a9, a9, b9, b9];step bound=1;stack bound=7;found_accepting_run=No

After

rejection_or_nonmembership_claim fixed No;longer or larger-stack accepting runs have NOT been excluded

Conditions: none

A found run witnesses this bounded search;failure does not show that all runs reject.The final No does not negate a true found flag.No determinism or CFG equivalence is inferred.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: pda_bounded_nohit_NOT_rejection_or_nonmembership · Uses: G001, S011

Reverse checks

  • 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

([a9, a9, b9, b9], 1, No, No, bounded_nondeterministic_search_failure_cannot_prove_rejection_or_nonmembership)

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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