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Verlet bootstrap step uses the full acceleration dt squared · case 02

The first displacement is too large and seeds a persistent velocity error.

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Case contract

solve(x0, v0, w2, g, dts): position Verlet with variable steps, acceleration -w2*x+g. First step is Taylor x1=x0+v0*h0+0.5*a(x0)*h0^2; then x_{n+1}=x_n+(x_n-x_{n-1})*(h_n/h_{n-1})+a(x_n)*h_n*(h_n+h_{n-1})/2. Velocity estimate is (x_n-x_{n-1})/h_last. Empty dts returns the initial state. Return [x, v] rounded.

Why this case matters

Game and robotics physics loops depend on integrator update order, step control and stabilization terms; a wrong decision point turns a stable simulation into drifting or exploding motion.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
case 0	`[-1.649251, -0.002336]`	`[-1.655241, -0.043343]`	Failed

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