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The 8/3-plus stability conjecture for power-free binary morphism lengths

For every extended-real threshold (8/3)+≤α<3(8/3)^+\leq\alpha<3, the admissible positive lengths of α\alpha-free uniform binary morphisms are exactly all integers except 33 and 66. Every admitted length has a complementary witness, h(1)=h(0)‾h(1)=\overline{h(0)}; the broader binary class has the same length set by the credited prior impossibility theorem. At the strict threshold 8/38/3, length 55 is impossible, whereas it is possible at (8/3)+(8/3)^+. The decisive bound for the prior endpoint family is ce⁡(h(w))≤max⁡(8/3,ce⁡(w))\operatorname{ce}(h(w))\leq\max(8/3,\operatorname{ce}(w)) for every cubefree input. A length-12 seed covers the remaining doubling family through the established finite sufficient criterion. The proof includes finite and infinite admissible inputs with the stated critical-exponent convention. It does not classify every preserving morphism or settle all transitions in the lower interval [(7/3)+,8/3][(7/3)^+,8/3]. Equal zero/one counts in one image are not assumed.

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combinatoricsOct 4, 2026Significance 6/100Registry: unreviewed

The 8/3-plus stability conjecture for power-free binary morphism lengths

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For every extended-real threshold (8/3)+≤α<3(8/3)^+\leq\alpha<3, the admissible positive lengths of α\alpha-free uniform binary morphisms are exactly all integers except 33 and 66. Every admitted length has a complementary witness, h(1)=h(0)‾h(1)=\overline{h(0)}; the broader binary class has the same length set by the credited prior impossibility theorem. At the strict threshold 8/38/3, length 55 is impossible, whereas it is pos…

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For every extended-real threshold (8/3)+≤α<3(8/3)^+\leq\alpha<3, the admissible positive lengths of α\alpha-free uniform binary morphisms are exactly all integers except 33 and 66. Every admitted length has a complementary witness, h(1)=h(0)‾h(1)=\overline{h(0)}; the broader binary class has the same length set by the credited prior impossibility theorem. At the strict threshold 8/38/3, length 55 is impossible, whereas it is possible at (8/3)+(8/3)^+. The decisive bound for the prior endpoint family is ce⁡(h(w))≤max⁡(8/3,ce⁡(w))\operatorname{ce}(h(w))\leq\max(8/3,\operatorname{ce}(w)) for every cubefree input. A length-12 seed covers the remaining doubling family through the established finite sufficient criterion. The proof includes finite and infinite admissible inputs with the stated critical-exponent convention. It does not classify every preserving morphism or settle all transitions in the lower interval [(7/3)+,8/3][(7/3)^+,8/3]. Equal zero/one counts in one image are not assumed.

For every extended-real threshold (8/3)+≤α<3(8/3)^+\leq\alpha<3, the admissible positive lengths of α\alpha-free uniform binary morphisms are exactly all integers except 33 and 66. Every admitted length has a complementary witness, h(1)=h(0)‾h(1)=\overline{h(0)}; the broader binary class has the same length set by the credited prior impossibility theorem. At the strict threshold 8/38/3, length 55 is impossible, whereas it is possible at (8/3)+(8/3)^+. The decisive bound for the prior endpoint family is ce⁡(h(w))≤max⁡(8/3,ce⁡(w))\operatorname{ce}(h(w))\leq\max(8/3,\operatorname{ce}(w)) for every cubefree input. A length-12 seed covers the remaining doubling family through the established finite sufficient criterion. The proof includes finite and infinite admissible inputs with the stated critical-exponent convention. It does not classify every preserving morphism or settle all transitions in the lower interval [(7/3)+,8/3][(7/3)^+,8/3]. Equal zero/one counts in one image are not assumed.

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The 8/3-plus stability conjecture for power-free binary morphism lengths — Mathematical Frontier Network