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Pell positive solutions: coordinate pair representation · case 01

The exact pell positive solutions result violates the stated contract at coordinate pair representation.

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ROOT CAUSE

The coordinate pair representation step uses [b,a] instead of [a,b].

THE FAILURE

The coordinate pair representation step uses [b,a] instead of [a,b].

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair [a,-b] still violates the coordinate pair representation invariant.

Case contract

Input [D,u,v,k], known positive fundamental solution u^2-D*v^2=1, k>=0; return first k positive solutions.

Why this case matters

Exact discrete arithmetic with observable algorithmic state; no floating point approximation is used.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    D,u,v,k=x
    a,b=1,0
    out=[]
    for _ in range(k):
     a,b=a*u+D*b*v,a*v+b*u
     out.append([b,a])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([2, 3, 2, 1], [[3, 2]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([2, 3, 2, 2], [[3, 2], [17, 12]]), ([2, 3, 2, 3], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]), ([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([2, 3, 2, 5], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]), ([2, 3, 2, 6], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860]])], [([2, 3, 2, 2], [[3, 2], [17, 12]]), ([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([3, 2, 1, 8], [[2, 1], [7, 4], [26, 15], [97, 56], [362, 209], [1351, 780], [5042, 2911], [18817, 10864]]), ([5, 9, 4, 0], []), ([5, 9, 4, 1], [[9, 4]]), ([5, 9, 4, 2], [[9, 4], [161, 72]])], [([2, 3, 2, 3], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]), ([2, 3, 2, 7], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860], [114243, 80782]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([6, 5, 2, 7], [[5, 2], [49, 20], [485, 198], [4801, 1960], [47525, 19402], [470449, 192060], [4656965, 1901198]]), ([6, 5, 2, 8], [[5, 2], [49, 20], [485, 198], [4801, 1960], [47525, 19402], [470449, 192060], [4656965, 1901198], [46099201, 18819920]]), ([7, 8, 3, 0], []), ([7, 8, 3, 1], [[8, 3]])], [([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([3, 2, 1, 2], [[2, 1], [7, 4]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([10, 19, 6, 6], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764]]), ([10, 19, 6, 7], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764], [56930852179, 18003116202]]), ([10, 19, 6, 8], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764], [56930852179, 18003116202], [2161873163521, 683644320912]]), ([11, 10, 3, 0], [])], [([2, 3, 2, 5], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]), ([3, 2, 1, 5], [[2, 1], [7, 4], [26, 15], [97, 56], [362, 209]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([12, 7, 2, 5], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658]]), ([12, 7, 2, 6], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780]]), ([12, 7, 2, 7], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780], [50843527, 14677262]]), ([12, 7, 2, 8], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780], [50843527, 14677262], [708158977, 204427888]])]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("explicit oracle %d" % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
explicit oracle 0[[2, 3]][[3, 2]]Failed
explicit oracle 1[][]Passed
explicit oracle 2[[180, 649], [233640, 842401], [303264540, 1093435849], [393637139280, 1419278889601], [510940703520900, 1842222905266249], [663200639532988920, 2391203911756701601], [860833919173116097260, 3103780835237293411849], [1117361763886065161254560, 4028705132934095091878401]][[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]Failed
explicit oracle 3[[2, 3], [12, 17]][[3, 2], [17, 12]]Failed
explicit oracle 4[[2, 3], [12, 17], [70, 99]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]Failed
explicit oracle 5[[2, 3], [12, 17], [70, 99], [408, 577]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]Failed
explicit oracle 6[[2, 3], [12, 17], [70, 99], [408, 577], [2378, 3363]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]Failed
explicit oracle 7[[2, 3], [12, 17], [70, 99], [408, 577], [2378, 3363], [13860, 19601]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860]]Failed

SHA-256 / 868c6fa2be1cf68fc3b324b23b802f7c9616be6cbd73455351e9e1f4119c59de

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    D,u,v,k=x
    a,b=1,0
    out=[]
    for _ in range(k):
     a,b=a*u+D*b*v,a*v+b*u
     out.append([a,-b])
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([2, 3, 2, 1], [[3, 2]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([2, 3, 2, 2], [[3, 2], [17, 12]]), ([2, 3, 2, 3], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]), ([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([2, 3, 2, 5], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]), ([2, 3, 2, 6], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860]])], [([2, 3, 2, 2], [[3, 2], [17, 12]]), ([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([3, 2, 1, 8], [[2, 1], [7, 4], [26, 15], [97, 56], [362, 209], [1351, 780], [5042, 2911], [18817, 10864]]), ([5, 9, 4, 0], []), ([5, 9, 4, 1], [[9, 4]]), ([5, 9, 4, 2], [[9, 4], [161, 72]])], [([2, 3, 2, 3], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]), ([2, 3, 2, 7], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860], [114243, 80782]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([6, 5, 2, 7], [[5, 2], [49, 20], [485, 198], [4801, 1960], [47525, 19402], [470449, 192060], [4656965, 1901198]]), ([6, 5, 2, 8], [[5, 2], [49, 20], [485, 198], [4801, 1960], [47525, 19402], [470449, 192060], [4656965, 1901198], [46099201, 18819920]]), ([7, 8, 3, 0], []), ([7, 8, 3, 1], [[8, 3]])], [([2, 3, 2, 4], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]), ([3, 2, 1, 2], [[2, 1], [7, 4]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([10, 19, 6, 6], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764]]), ([10, 19, 6, 7], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764], [56930852179, 18003116202]]), ([10, 19, 6, 8], [[19, 6], [721, 228], [27379, 8658], [1039681, 328776], [39480499, 12484830], [1499219281, 474094764], [56930852179, 18003116202], [2161873163521, 683644320912]]), ([11, 10, 3, 0], [])], [([2, 3, 2, 5], [[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]), ([3, 2, 1, 5], [[2, 1], [7, 4], [26, 15], [97, 56], [362, 209]]), ([2, 3, 2, 0], []), ([13, 649, 180, 8], [[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]), ([12, 7, 2, 5], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658]]), ([12, 7, 2, 6], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780]]), ([12, 7, 2, 7], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780], [50843527, 14677262]]), ([12, 7, 2, 8], [[7, 2], [97, 28], [1351, 390], [18817, 5432], [262087, 75658], [3650401, 1053780], [50843527, 14677262], [708158977, 204427888]])]]
for i, (args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
    check("explicit oracle %d" % i, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
explicit oracle 0[[3, -2]][[3, 2]]Failed
explicit oracle 1[][]Passed
explicit oracle 2[[649, -180], [842401, -233640], [1093435849, -303264540], [1419278889601, -393637139280], [1842222905266249, -510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, -663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, -860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, -1117361763886065161254560]][[649, 180], [842401, 233640], [1093435849, 303264540], [1419278889601, 393637139280], [1842222905266249, 510940703520900], [2391203911756701601, 663200639532988920], [3103780835237293411849, 860833919173116097260], [4028705132934095091878401, 1117361763886065161254560]]Failed
explicit oracle 3[[3, -2], [17, -12]][[3, 2], [17, 12]]Failed
explicit oracle 4[[3, -2], [17, -12], [99, -70]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70]]Failed
explicit oracle 5[[3, -2], [17, -12], [99, -70], [577, -408]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408]]Failed
explicit oracle 6[[3, -2], [17, -12], [99, -70], [577, -408], [3363, -2378]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378]]Failed
explicit oracle 7[[3, -2], [17, -12], [99, -70], [577, -408], [3363, -2378], [19601, -13860]][[3, 2], [17, 12], [99, 70], [577, 408], [3363, 2378], [19601, 13860]]Failed

SHA-256 / e865704f520a4fd3db6b3e7ec7513a71819335ff4a84c39bc1e76d61c600f80a

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Verification & scope

A deterministic bounded teaching model. Inputs are restricted to the explicit contract; this is not a production algebra library. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:39:21.835368+00:00.

Case digest / 230f7b3dd419ad049ff634171f81a85d3cc24649f1378609ee11984577595637