Band induction conjecture for tripod Nim bands

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Let Cc(a,b)C_c(a,b) denote the quantity associated with the tripod Nim array parameterized by cc, and say that the numbers from 00 through mm form a band when the corresponding band condition holds. Fix c∈Nc \in \mathbb{N}. Band induction conjecture. If there exist N,kN,k such that, for all a,b>Na,b>N,

∣a−b∣≤4k−1  ⟺  Cc(a,b)≤8k−2,|a-b| \leq 4k-1 \iff C_c(a,b) \leq 8k-2,

then there exists N′N' such that, for all a,b>N′a,b>N',

∣a−b∣≤4k+3  ⟺  Cc(a,b)≤8k+6.|a-b| \leq 4k+3 \iff C_c(a,b) \leq 8k+6.

This conjecture asserts an inductive extension of a band from radius 4k4k to radius 4k+44k+4; the surrounding discussion relates it to the stability of periodic orbits of D(8,4n)D(8,4n), but no proof or resolution is supplied here.

References

Primary source

Aidan Hennessey, “Tree and Tripod Nim”, arXiv:2401.07943 (2024).

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