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record · C-0113

The global classical zeta zero-free denominator improves to 4.824

\[\zeta(\sigma+it)\ne0\quad\left(t\ge2,\ \sigma>1-\frac1{4.824\log t}\right)\]
Previous published value and source
R = 4.862. Andrew Yang, Explicit zero-free regions for the Riemann zeta-function, PhD thesis (2025). The previous certificate C-0111 gave 4.83.
Certified value
R = 4.824.

The corrected fixed detector and retained parameters certify $4.824$ but reject $4.82$ at a source-valid Yang endpoint. This locates a boundary of that packet, not the best possible classical zero-free denominator.

result · C-0108

Certified de Bruijn-Newman upper bound Lambda <= 0.175

\[\Lambda\le\frac7{40}=0.175\]

This proves one unconditional upper bound. It does not prove RH, $\Lambda=0$, optimality of the parameters, or the continuing target $\Lambda<0.01$. The original C-0068 finite-canopy witness remains invalid because of the terminal-cutoff defect recorded in O-0177; C-0108 independently regenerated every finite cell with the cutoff-uniform activation-state repair.

result · C-0104

Two-row-hook half-shifted cup positivity in every area

\[\alpha_{(n,1)}\in\mathbf{Q}_{\ge0}[a-\tfrac12]\quad\text{and}\quad\alpha_{(n,1)}>0\ \ (d\ge n\ge2,\ a\ge\tfrac12)\]

This theorem proves coefficientwise half-shifted positivity only for the two-row hooks $(n,1)$. It does not cover general two-row partitions, other hook shapes, the complete all-rank cup kernel, reciprocal-heat transport, or RH; the classical determinant and incidence machinery is not claimed as new.

result · C-0110

Third-strip two-row half-shifted cup positivity in every area

\[\alpha_{(n,3)}(a)\in\mathbf Q_{\ge 0}[a-\tfrac12]\]

The classical generalized-Vandermonde, divided-difference, Newton-tail, Temperley-Lieb, and inverse-incidence machinery is not claimed as new. The theorem covers only the two-row family $(n,3)$; it does not establish $(n,k)$ for $k\ge4$, all two-row partitions in one theorem, the complete all-rank cup kernel, reciprocal-heat transport, or RH.

record · C-0042

The sharp full-range Rosser--Schoenfeld product and totient coefficients

\[C_{\rm prod}=0.482761856265219\ldots,\qquad C_{\varphi}=2.506369279696429\ldots\]
Previous published value and source
Product C = 1/2 and totient exception-covering coefficient 2.50637. Rosser and Schoenfeld, Illinois J. Math. 6 (1962), Theorems 8 and 15.
Certified value
C* = 0.482761856265219690669858626593363196...; D* = 2.506369279696429677313820930790467588....

Exact optima only for the published product and totient formula shapes on their unchanged ranges. They are not new asymptotic error terms or stronger conclusions outside those forms.

paper · final

The reciprocal-xi orthogonal ensemble

Final submission-neutral manuscript package with frozen source and reproducibility materials.

record · C-0101

The optimal nonnegative CHJ-II fixed-range Perron weight is constant

\[\operatorname*{arg\,min}_{\substack{w\ge0,\ w\in C^1[1,2]\\ \int_1^2w=1}}N_{1,2}(w)=\{1\},\qquad 4N_{1,2}(1)=\frac{3+2\log2}{\pi}\]
Previous published value and source
Published Perron coefficient 1.785 from the source's quadratic weight. Cully-Hugill and Johnston, arXiv:2402.04272v3.
Certified value
Exact optimum (3 + 2 log 2)/π = 1.396200858856675... < 1.397.

The unique optimum is for nonnegative normalized $C^1$ weights in the fixed $k=1$, $[T,2T]$ source construction. The pointwise $T^*$ corollary requires a real-valued remainder; only the averaged theorem retains arbitrary complex coefficients.

result · C-0106

Second-strip two-row half-shifted cup positivity in every area

\[\alpha_{(n,2)}(a)\in\mathbf Q_{\ge 0}[a-\tfrac12]\]

The classical generalized-Vandermonde, divided-difference, Newton-tail, Temperley-Lieb, and inverse-incidence machinery is not claimed as new. The theorem covers only the two-row family $(n,2)$; it does not establish the families $(n,k)$ for $k\ge3$, general hooks, the complete all-rank cup kernel, reciprocal-heat transport, or RH.

result · C-0102

One-row and one-column half-shifted cup positivity in every area

\[\alpha_{(n)},\alpha_{(1^n)}\in\mathbf{Q}_{\ge0}[a-\tfrac12]\qquad(1\le n\le d)\]

This proves the two boundary partition families $(n)$ and $(1^n)$ in every admissible area and dimension. It does not cover arbitrary partitions, the complete all-rank cup kernel, reciprocal-heat transport, or RH; the classical determinant, divided-difference, Riordan, and inversion ingredients are not claimed as new.

record · C-0099

Johnston--Yang's surviving global VK psi decay improves to 0.2043325

\[|\psi(x)-x|<0.026x(\log x)^{1.801}\exp\!\left(-0.2043325\frac{(\log x)^{3/5}}{(\log\log x)^{1/5}}\right)\quad(x\ge23)\]
Previous published value and source
d = 0.1853. Johnston and Yang, JMAA 527 (2023), article 127460.
Certified value
d = 0.2043325.

The proof uses only the surviving denominator $51.34$, closed inward to $51.3401$. The decay $0.2043325$ is certified with margin but is not an optimality claim for this or any broader method.

paper · draft

Interior barriers for robust positivity programs toward the Riemann hypothesis

Draft snapshot. The reproducibility archive contains the exact TeX source and build instruction for this snapshot.

record · C-0098

Fiori--Kadiri--Swidinsky's global absolute psi decay improves to 0.8817882

\[|\psi(x)-x|<9.2202181x(\log x)^{3/2}e^{-0.8817882\sqrt{\log x}}\]
Previous published value and source
Published pair uses decay 0.8476836. Fiori-Kadiri-Swidinsky, JMAA 527 (2023), article 127426, Corollary 1.4.
Certified value
d = 0.8817882.

The low-range splice at $\log x=2008$ is active. At amplitude $9.2202181$, its exact decay cap is $0.8817882015416\ldots$, only about $1.5416\times10^{-9}$ above the displayed decay. No larger same-amplitude decay follows merely from another asymptotic zero-free improvement.

result · C-0112

Every admissible two-row half-shifted cup coordinate is coefficientwise nonnegative

\[\alpha_{(n,k)}\in\mathbf Q_{\ge 0}\!\left[a-\tfrac12\right]\quad\left(1\le k\le n,\ d\ge\max(n,k+1)\right)\]

The theorem covers every admissible two-row partition, but not partitions with three or more positive parts, the complete all-rank cup kernel, reciprocal-heat transport, or RH. The generalized-Vandermonde product, arithmetic divided differences, Newton-tail determinant, standard Temperley--Lieb immanants, and inverse noncrossing-incidence machinery are classical and are not claimed as new.

result · C-0065

Degree seven is the sharp all-rank Karlin polynomial threshold

\[\operatorname{lc}(f)>0,\ \deg f\le6,\ Z(f)\subseteq(-\infty,0]\Longrightarrow K_m(f;x)\ge0\]

The sharp threshold is for positive-leading polynomials and the signed centered consecutive-derivative family; it is not a theorem about arbitrary Toeplitz minors, full PF_m, or every rank failing in degree seven.

result · C-0086

Complete area-at-most-six half-shifted cup positivity in every rank

\[r\ge2,\ |\lambda|\le6,\ \lambda\ \mathrm{available}\Longrightarrow\alpha_\lambda(a)\in\mathbf Q_{\ge0}[a-\tfrac12]\]

The theorem is complete only for partitions of area at most six; it proves neither area-seven positivity nor the complete all-rank cup kernel, and its cup-stability extension uses the explicit written outer-arc and area-order proof.

record · C-0103

Bellotti--Wong's six-parameter zero-count pair sharpens exactly

\[(C_1,D)=\left(\frac{22077}{125000},\ \frac{3161}{200}-\frac{22077}{125000}\log(2\pi)\right)=(0.176616,15.4804015\ldots)\]
Previous published value and source
Pair (0.1767, 15.805). Bellotti and Wong, arXiv:2606.31441v1, Table 6.
Certified value
Pair (0.176616, 15.4804015040...); upper-half Riemann pair (0.088308, 8.7567007520...).

The source's six-parameter certification is assumed rather than reconstructed, the Artin branch requires Artin holomorphy, and the pair is only a new Pareto point, not a global optimum.

record · C-0062

Axler's global fourth- and fifth-order prime intervals improve sharply

\[x<p\le x\left(1+\frac{B_n}{\log^n x}\right),\quad n\in\{4,5\},\quad B_4=\frac{34}{1327}\log^4(1327),\ B_5=\frac{252969215940000000000}{1999999999996903}\]
Previous published value and source
B4 = 114.3680000002145; B5 = 268820.00000050363. Axler, Integers 24 (2024), Theorem 2.
Certified value
B4 = 68.499418523333785...; B5 = 126484.607970195861....

The order-four coefficient is the actual least full-range value because of the gap $1327<1361$. The order-five coefficient is exact only for the corrected FKS step-envelope splice and is not asserted globally least. No order-six or higher result is included.

result · C-0071

All half-shifted flagged cup coordinates are positive through rank eight

\[2\le r\le8\Longrightarrow \alpha_M(a)\in\mathbf Q_{\ge0}[a-\tfrac12]\]

The complete-coordinate positivity theorem stops at rank eight; only the explicit negative leading minor is all-rank, and no arbitrary-rank entrywise positivity or standard Temperley-Lieb immanant identification is proved.

result · C-0092

A smaller explicit threshold for decimal digit sums of primes

\[m\ge138033986655720044641496559943864,\ \gcd(m,9)=1\ \Longrightarrow\ \exists p\le10^{2m/9}:s_{10}(p)=m\]

The theorem imports the analytic lemmas in Lehmann arXiv:2606.04677v1 and certifies their specialization and threshold closure. It improves one explicit sufficient threshold by about 22.38%, but makes no least-threshold, global-optimality, or full first-principles rederivation claim.

result · C-0023

The reciprocal-xi Fourier transform is strictly PF7

\[\det[\Lambda(x_i-y_j)]_{i,j=1}^r>0\quad(1\le r\le7;\ x_1<\cdots<x_r,\ y_1<\cdots<y_r)\]

This is a fixed-order computer-assisted theorem for orders $1$ through $7$. Strictness requires strictly ordered distinct nodes. The default audit validates retained certificates and reruns C-0017 but does not replay every producer; inherited quadrature enclosures remain pinned inputs. No PF8, order-uniform, PF-infinity, zero-location, or RH conclusion is asserted.

result · C-0018

Strict reflected Lorentz cones for Rankin coefficient packets

\[0<D_n<2R_n,\qquad A_n^2>B_n^2\quad(n>1)\]

The theorem concerns exact Dirichlet coefficients only in the absolute-convergence Euler-product normalization. It does not carry the cone through analytic continuation, prove a completion theorem, control critical-strip curvature, locate zeros, or imply RH.

result · C-0036

Strict TP4 for the folded reciprocal heat kernel on arithmetic cells

\[q_i=\pi x_i^2\ \text{in ordered cells}\Longrightarrow\det[K(q_i,l_j)]_{i,j=1}^4>0\]

The result is strict TP4 only for four ordered arithmetic square cells and their stated positive row integrations; it is not unrestricted total positivity, an all-rank theorem, or an RH implication.

result · C-0038

Pi/6 is the sharp zero-sector threshold for centered factorial D3 positivity

\[A=\overline A,\ |A|\ge2,\ |\arg\alpha_\nu|\le\frac{\pi}{6}\Longrightarrow E(A)>0\]

The sharp threshold applies to centered factorial order-three determinants only; it does not imply the full Polya-frequency hierarchy, exclude nonreal zeros, or imply RH.

result · C-0007

Completed Weil positivity through support log 7

\[\mathcal Q_\xi(\phi)>0\quad\left(0\ne\phi\ \text{real even},\ \operatorname{supp}\phi\subset[-R,R],\ R\le\tfrac12\log 7\right)\]

Continuum positivity is proved only through autocorrelation support $\log7$. Uniform eventual finite-matrix positivity is proved only through $\log6$, with a non-effective threshold, and the result is not an RH implication.

result · C-0016

All-order positive kernels for curves over finite fields

\[Q_C(\lambda_i,\lambda_j)\succeq 0\quad(\lambda_i>0,\ \text{all matrix orders})\]

The all-order kernel theorem is confined to curves over finite fields. The spectral Gram statement holds at every positive node, while the closed-point Euler series is used only for $\operatorname{Re}z>1/2$. No analogous number-field polarization or Riemann-zeta consequence is asserted.

result · C-0026

A certified Polya-frequency order of 9,425,328,785,007

\[\xi\!\left(\tfrac12+\sqrt z\right)\in PF_{9425328785007}\]

This is a finite-order corollary of the verified height $3,000,175,332,801$. The stated order is the largest certified by the displayed worst-case sector inequality at that endpoint, not a global optimality claim. It gives no order-uniform estimate, no passage to $PF_\infty$, and no implication for RH.

record · C-0045

The sharp Rosser--Schoenfeld weighted-prime-sum upper coefficient

\[C_{\rm up}=0.492206382859887\ldots,\qquad C_{\rm low}=0.004513569432713\ldots\]
Previous published value and source
Upper C = 1/2. Rosser and Schoenfeld, Illinois J. Math. 6 (1962), Theorem 6.
Certified value
Upper C* = 0.4922063828598873676216976896219548566...; global lower C0 = 0.004513569432713956... < 1/221.

The upper value is sharp only for x >= 319 in the stated 1/log(x) formula. The lower value is not asserted optimal, and neither statement changes the asymptotic error order.

record · C-0039

The sharp Rosser--Schoenfeld reciprocal-prime coefficient is 0.487203269718814...

\[A_1(x)\leq\frac{C_*}{\log^2 x}\ (x\geq286),\qquad C_*=0.487203269718814\ldots\]
Previous published value and source
C = 1/2. Rosser and Schoenfeld, Illinois J. Math. 6 (1962), Theorem 5.
Certified value
C* = 0.487203269718814568454337387142099431...; equality only at x = 286.

Exact for the fixed range x >= 286 and the stated log^-2 formula shape. It is not a new asymptotic error term, an optimum for another starting point, or a lower-bound result.

record · C-0041

The global Rosser--Schoenfeld reciprocal-prime lower coefficient is below 1/306

\[A_1(x)>-\frac{C_0}{\log^2x}>-\frac1{306\log^2x}\qquad(x>1)\]
Previous published value and source
C = 1/2. Rosser and Schoenfeld, Illinois J. Math. 6 (1962), Theorem 5.
Certified value
C0 = 0.003266913842984036606... < 1/306.

A same-shape splice of published estimates, not a new asymptotic error term and not the optimal coefficient for the actual reciprocal-prime Mertens error.

correction

The displayed sector proves PF43, not PF44

Katkova · CMFT 7 (2007)

The paper's displayed 43π/44 sector, read through Schoenberg's criterion, certifies PF43. PF44 requires 44π/45. Later verified zero heights independently make PF44 true.

Authors notified.

correction

The coefficient-1.149 row is false at its published endpoint

Axler · Integers 24 (2024), Table 9

The exact same-range threshold is 1.1490003091852194519..., so 1.14900031 repairs the coefficient while preserving the published start. Retaining 1.149 moves the least integer start to 42,575,222,505.

correction

The coefficient-1.071 row is false and has a sharp repair

Axler · Integers 24 (2024), Table 8

The stated inequality fails at p = 22,078,033. The exact same-range threshold is 1.071000358265763676..., so 1.07100036 repairs the coefficient without changing the range; retaining 1.071 moves the least integer start to 22,078,034.

result · C-0091

Sharp fixed-template bounds for the pole-cancelled zeta derivative

\[\frac{-\gamma_1}{s^2}<\zeta'(s)+\frac{1}{(s-1)^2}<\frac{-151\gamma_1}{151+(s-1)^2}\quad(s>1)\]

Sharpness is proved only for the two displayed fixed denominator templates. The result does not optimize over varying denominators or arbitrary rational envelopes, and the exact corollary is an immediate algebraic extraction from a stronger pinned source theorem.

correction

Lemma 5.2's printed product interval is inconsistent

Ramaré–Zuniga-Alterman · arXiv:2603.25961v3

For W = ∏p(1 - 2/p2 + 1/p3), the printed interval (0.4028, 0.4029) is incompatible with the formula. A certified lower bound is W > 0.421; direct evaluation gives approximately 0.4282495637.

Authors notified.

record · C-0047

Broadbent et al.'s global theta coefficient improves from 0.024334 to 0.0143406585

\[\theta(x)<x\left(1+\frac{0.0143406585}{\log^3x}\right)\qquad(x>1)\]
Previous published value and source
C = 0.024334. Broadbent-Kadiri-Lumley-Ng-Wilk, Math. Comp. 90 (2021), Corollary 11.1.
Certified value
C = 0.0143406585.

Exact for the splice of published rounded-up upper step envelopes. It is not the optimal coefficient for the actual theta function, does not improve the lower signed error, and does not by itself propagate numerical improvements to downstream theorems.

record · C-0055

Axler's compact prime-counting denominator coefficient improves from 70.935 to 44.053

\[\pi(x)<\frac{x}{\log x-1-(\log x)^{-1}-3(\log x)^{-2}-44.053(\log x)^{-3}}\quad(x\ge29.53)\]
Previous published value and source
C = 70.935. Axler, Integers 24 (2024), A34, Proposition 4.
Certified value
C = 44.053.

The decimal $44.053$ is safe for the fixed published-envelope proof and is not claimed least for the actual $\pi(x)$. The conclusion preserves Axler's exact denominator shape and range and has no all-height RH implication.

record · C-0081

Axler's Table 9 coefficient-1.149 row fails at its endpoint and has a sharp repair

\[\pi(x)<\frac{x}{\log x-1-1.14900031/\log x}\quad(x\ge 42\,575\,222\,481)\]
Previous published value and source
Coefficient 1.149 from x = 42,575,222,481. Axler, Integers 24 (2024), A34, Proposition 11 and Table 9.
Certified value
Same-range threshold 1.1490003091852194519...; strict repair 1.14900031. Keeping 1.149, least integer start 42,575,222,505.

This corrects only the coefficient-1.149 row of Axler's Proposition 11 and Table 9. The coefficient classification is restricted to the positive-denominator domain. The full finite interior has one exhaustive prime-enumeration implementation, with independent reconstruction of partition counts and decisive margins.

record · C-0057

Axler's Table 8 coefficient-1.071 row fails and has a sharp repair

\[\pi(x)<\frac{x}{\log x-1.07100036}\ (x\ge22078017),\qquad \pi(x)<\frac{x}{\log x-1.071}\ (x\ge22078034)\]
Previous published value and source
Coefficient 1.071 from x = 22,078,017. Axler, Integers 24 (2024), A34, Proposition 10 and Table 8.
Certified value
Same-range threshold 1.071000358265763676...; strict repair 1.07100036. Keeping 1.071, least integer start 22,078,034.

This repairs only Axler's coefficient-$1.071$ row. The exact optimum $a_*$ is for the published half-line $x\ge22{,}078{,}017$ and the one-parameter denominator $x/(\log x-a)$, not for arbitrary prime-counting bounds.

result · C-0109

An exact phase diagram for the JustZeta comparisons

\[U(s)<e^{\gamma(s-1)}\ (s>1),\qquad L(s)>\frac{s+1}{2}\iff s\in(1,s_-)\cup(s_+,\infty)\]

This is a qualitative range sharpening of the comparisons following the Garcia--Grenie--Molteni envelope. It does not improve that analytic envelope itself, prove optimality among all bounds for $(s-1)\zeta(s)$, or make an exhaustive novelty claim.

correction

All 42 rows are valid, but every coefficient can be lowered on its published range

Axler · Integers 24 (2024), Table 7

The published starts are minimal. For each row, the exact same-range threshold is log(x0) - x0/π(x0), with a certified smaller strict decimal repair. These are fixed-range optima, not global denominator optima.

result · C-0017

Zeta zeros verified critical-line and simple through height 3,000,175,332,801

\[0<\Im\rho\le 3000175332801\Longrightarrow \Re\rho=\tfrac12\ \text{and }\rho\text{ is simple}\]

The theorem stops at the inclusive finite height $3,000,175,332,801$. Nothing is asserted above that endpoint, and the one-unit executable extension is pinned to its recorded CPython 3.14 macOS ARM64 python-flint 0.9.0 and FLINT 3.6.0 environment.

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