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Gf2 field multiplication: field result projection · case 01

The exact gf2 field multiplication result violates the stated contract at field result projection.

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ROOT CAUSE

The field result projection step uses out&1 instead of out.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Use out at the field result projection step.

Unsuccessful approach: The partial repair out>>1 still violates the field result projection invariant.

Case contract

Input [a,b,irreducible polynomial bitmask], nonnegative field elements; return carryless product reduced by that monic polynomial.

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):
    a,b,poly=x;n=poly.bit_length()-1;out=0
    for _ in range(n):
     if b&1:out=out^a
     b=b>>1
     a<<=1
     if a&(1<<n):a=a^poly
    return out&1
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([1, 2, 7], 2), ([1, 1, 7], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 7], 0), ([0, 2, 7], 0), ([0, 3, 7], 0), ([1, 0, 7], 0)], [([1, 3, 7], 3), ([2, 1, 7], 2), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 11], 0), ([0, 2, 11], 0), ([0, 3, 11], 0), ([0, 4, 11], 0)], [([2, 1, 7], 2), ([3, 1, 7], 3), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([2, 2, 11], 4), ([2, 3, 11], 6), ([2, 4, 11], 3), ([2, 5, 11], 1)], [([2, 2, 7], 3), ([1, 1, 11], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([4, 3, 11], 7), ([4, 4, 11], 6), ([4, 5, 11], 2), ([4, 6, 11], 5)], [([3, 1, 7], 3), ([1, 4, 11], 4), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([6, 4, 11], 5), ([6, 5, 11], 3), ([6, 6, 11], 2), ([6, 7, 11], 4)]]
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 002Failed
explicit oracle 111Passed
explicit oracle 200Passed
explicit oracle 308Failed
explicit oracle 400Passed
explicit oracle 500Passed
explicit oracle 600Passed
explicit oracle 700Passed

SHA-256 / 663036e3d7c8b490068472f6766c4bc8439c49231cd0c27eb32ba8dd209c842c

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):
    a,b,poly=x;n=poly.bit_length()-1;out=0
    for _ in range(n):
     if b&1:out=out^a
     b=b>>1
     a<<=1
     if a&(1<<n):a=a^poly
    return out>>1
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([1, 2, 7], 2), ([1, 1, 7], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 7], 0), ([0, 2, 7], 0), ([0, 3, 7], 0), ([1, 0, 7], 0)], [([1, 3, 7], 3), ([2, 1, 7], 2), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 11], 0), ([0, 2, 11], 0), ([0, 3, 11], 0), ([0, 4, 11], 0)], [([2, 1, 7], 2), ([3, 1, 7], 3), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([2, 2, 11], 4), ([2, 3, 11], 6), ([2, 4, 11], 3), ([2, 5, 11], 1)], [([2, 2, 7], 3), ([1, 1, 11], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([4, 3, 11], 7), ([4, 4, 11], 6), ([4, 5, 11], 2), ([4, 6, 11], 5)], [([3, 1, 7], 3), ([1, 4, 11], 4), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([6, 4, 11], 5), ([6, 5, 11], 3), ([6, 6, 11], 2), ([6, 7, 11], 4)]]
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 012Failed
explicit oracle 101Failed
explicit oracle 200Passed
explicit oracle 348Failed
explicit oracle 400Passed
explicit oracle 500Passed
explicit oracle 600Passed
explicit oracle 700Passed

SHA-256 / 08bf24022b0845ac4077742d9677a0aa06032c400d194f96da1d130e3a871f03

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    a,b,poly=x;n=poly.bit_length()-1;out=0
    for _ in range(n):
     if b&1:out=out^a
     b=b>>1
     a<<=1
     if a&(1<<n):a=a^poly
    return out
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[([1, 2, 7], 2), ([1, 1, 7], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 7], 0), ([0, 2, 7], 0), ([0, 3, 7], 0), ([1, 0, 7], 0)], [([1, 3, 7], 3), ([2, 1, 7], 2), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([0, 1, 11], 0), ([0, 2, 11], 0), ([0, 3, 11], 0), ([0, 4, 11], 0)], [([2, 1, 7], 2), ([3, 1, 7], 3), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([2, 2, 11], 4), ([2, 3, 11], 6), ([2, 4, 11], 3), ([2, 5, 11], 1)], [([2, 2, 7], 3), ([1, 1, 11], 1), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([4, 3, 11], 7), ([4, 4, 11], 6), ([4, 5, 11], 2), ([4, 6, 11], 5)], [([3, 1, 7], 3), ([1, 4, 11], 4), ([0, 0, 7], 0), ([15, 15, 31], 8), ([6, 4, 11], 5), ([6, 5, 11], 3), ([6, 6, 11], 2), ([6, 7, 11], 4)]]
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 022Passed
explicit oracle 111Passed
explicit oracle 200Passed
explicit oracle 388Passed
explicit oracle 400Passed
explicit oracle 500Passed
explicit oracle 600Passed
explicit oracle 700Passed

SHA-256 / 2bbff4cca67de73dcaf48c942cb2cbc095464790923a5fe944ae5ee54af61749

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 2026-09-29T14:39:28.595016+00:00.

Case digest / f72e795314052d578dc873aca5e0865d3835e734cdcd737747e5cc67427feef7