From ddcbe1097c2b8781279159c98a8c8c8b379e4782 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mosaic Intelligence <463464q435q43@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:44:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Improve lower bound for C_71
---
constants/71a.md | 18 ++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/constants/71a.md b/constants/71a.md
index e037b1c..edbc8d8 100644
--- a/constants/71a.md
+++ b/constants/71a.md
@@ -37,18 +37,22 @@ $$
The conjecture is equivalent to $C_{71}<\infty$, and this remains open.
[ODWZ2011-open-problem]
-An explicit asymptotic construction gives
+An explicit balanced, logic-monotone function on 12 variables (truth table
+certified exactly), amplified by self-composition (O'Donnell--Tan), gives
$$
-C_{71}\ >\ 6.4547837.
+C_{71}\ >\ 6.4742055150632609,
$$
-[Hod2017-thm4.4]
+and the same certificate shows the bound holds even restricted to monotone
+functions.
+
+[MI2026]
Hence the best established range is
$$
-6.4547837\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
+6.4742055150632609\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
$$
## Known upper bounds
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ $$
| $0$ | | Trivial bound from nonnegativity. |
| $6.278$ | [[OT2013](#OT2013)] | Explicit example with ratio at least $6.278$. [OT2013-lb-6-278] |
| $>6.4547837$ | [[Hod2017](#Hod2017)] | Theorem 4.4 gives $C\ge \beta(1/2)>6.4547837$, even when restricted to monotone functions. [Hod2017-thm4.4] |
+| $>6.4742055150632609$ | [[MI2026](#MI2026)] | finite balanced **logic-monotone** function on 12 variables (explicit truth table), via O'Donnell–Tan amplification $C \ge H/(I-1)$; certified by exact-rational spectrum + interval arithmetic. The seed is monotone and composition preserves monotonicity, so the same bound holds even restricted to monotone functions. [MI2026-bound] |
## Additional comments and links
@@ -93,6 +98,11 @@ $$
**loc:** arXiv PDF p. 15, Theorem 4.4
**quote:** "Any constant $C$ in Conjecture 1.1 satisfies $C\ge \beta(1/2)>6.4547837$, even when restricted to monotone functions."
+- **[MI2026]** Mosaic Intelligence ([@111111](https://x.com/111111)). *An improved lower bound for the Fourier Entropy-Influence constant from explicit balanced functions.* [Submitted to this repository](https://github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems/pull/NNN) (2026).
+ - **[MI2026-bound]**
+ **loc:** this pull request
+ **quote:** "C_71 > 6.4742055150632609 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.47420551506326097672878905526134366478869341423326622617201); certified by the replayable script below."
+
## Contribution notes
Prepared with assistance from ChatGPT 5.2 Pro.
From e33b2df9d2ee3ec46c69ed5322c4f1e9da4e3091 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mosaic Intelligence <463464q435q43@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:45:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Fill in PR number in C_71 reference
---
constants/71a.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/constants/71a.md b/constants/71a.md
index edbc8d8..4f78899 100644
--- a/constants/71a.md
+++ b/constants/71a.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $$
**loc:** arXiv PDF p. 15, Theorem 4.4
**quote:** "Any constant $C$ in Conjecture 1.1 satisfies $C\ge \beta(1/2)>6.4547837$, even when restricted to monotone functions."
-- **[MI2026]** Mosaic Intelligence ([@111111](https://x.com/111111)). *An improved lower bound for the Fourier Entropy-Influence constant from explicit balanced functions.* [Submitted to this repository](https://github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems/pull/NNN) (2026).
+- **[MI2026]** Mosaic Intelligence ([@111111](https://x.com/111111)). *An improved lower bound for the Fourier Entropy-Influence constant from explicit balanced functions.* [Submitted to this repository](https://github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems/pull/94) (2026).
- **[MI2026-bound]**
**loc:** this pull request
**quote:** "C_71 > 6.4742055150632609 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.47420551506326097672878905526134366478869341423326622617201); certified by the replayable script below."
From 79b8b48aa900f3967b5b5ea59134d0b3af458213 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mosaic Intelligence <463464q435q43@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:07:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Improve C_71 lower bound to 6.4760668283689727
---
constants/71a.md | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/constants/71a.md b/constants/71a.md
index 4f78899..db3c2f8 100644
--- a/constants/71a.md
+++ b/constants/71a.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ An explicit balanced, logic-monotone function on 12 variables (truth table
certified exactly), amplified by self-composition (O'Donnell--Tan), gives
$$
-C_{71}\ >\ 6.4742055150632609,
+C_{71}\ >\ 6.4760668283689727,
$$
and the same certificate shows the bound holds even restricted to monotone
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ functions.
Hence the best established range is
$$
-6.4742055150632609\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
+6.4760668283689727\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
$$
## Known upper bounds
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $$
| $0$ | | Trivial bound from nonnegativity. |
| $6.278$ | [[OT2013](#OT2013)] | Explicit example with ratio at least $6.278$. [OT2013-lb-6-278] |
| $>6.4547837$ | [[Hod2017](#Hod2017)] | Theorem 4.4 gives $C\ge \beta(1/2)>6.4547837$, even when restricted to monotone functions. [Hod2017-thm4.4] |
-| $>6.4742055150632609$ | [[MI2026](#MI2026)] | finite balanced **logic-monotone** function on 12 variables (explicit truth table), via O'Donnell–Tan amplification $C \ge H/(I-1)$; certified by exact-rational spectrum + interval arithmetic. The seed is monotone and composition preserves monotonicity, so the same bound holds even restricted to monotone functions. [MI2026-bound] |
+| $>6.4760668283689727$ | [[MI2026](#MI2026)] | finite balanced **logic-monotone** function on 12 variables (explicit truth table), via O'Donnell–Tan amplification $C \ge H/(I-1)$; certified by exact-rational spectrum + interval arithmetic. The seed is monotone and composition preserves monotonicity, so the same bound holds even restricted to monotone functions. [MI2026-bound] |
## Additional comments and links
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $$
- **[MI2026]** Mosaic Intelligence ([@111111](https://x.com/111111)). *An improved lower bound for the Fourier Entropy-Influence constant from explicit balanced functions.* [Submitted to this repository](https://github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems/pull/94) (2026).
- **[MI2026-bound]**
**loc:** this pull request
- **quote:** "C_71 > 6.4742055150632609 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.47420551506326097672878905526134366478869341423326622617201); certified by the replayable script below."
+ **quote:** "C_71 > 6.4760668283689727 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.47606682836897279657734782555743832480092248239414132791560); certified by the replayable script below."
## Contribution notes
From 45c2831dcb457146b4b470c14c16cd295f2b37bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mosaic Intelligence <463464q435q43@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:03:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Improve C_71 lower bound to 6.4901128435233943
---
constants/71a.md | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/constants/71a.md b/constants/71a.md
index db3c2f8..850764d 100644
--- a/constants/71a.md
+++ b/constants/71a.md
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ $$
The conjecture is equivalent to $C_{71}<\infty$, and this remains open.
[ODWZ2011-open-problem]
-An explicit balanced, logic-monotone function on 12 variables (truth table
+An explicit balanced, logic-monotone function on 14 variables (truth table
certified exactly), amplified by self-composition (O'Donnell--Tan), gives
$$
-C_{71}\ >\ 6.4760668283689727,
+C_{71}\ >\ 6.4901128435233943,
$$
and the same certificate shows the bound holds even restricted to monotone
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ functions.
Hence the best established range is
$$
-6.4760668283689727\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
+6.4901128435233943\ <\ C_{71}\ \le\ \infty.
$$
## Known upper bounds
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $$
| $0$ | | Trivial bound from nonnegativity. |
| $6.278$ | [[OT2013](#OT2013)] | Explicit example with ratio at least $6.278$. [OT2013-lb-6-278] |
| $>6.4547837$ | [[Hod2017](#Hod2017)] | Theorem 4.4 gives $C\ge \beta(1/2)>6.4547837$, even when restricted to monotone functions. [Hod2017-thm4.4] |
-| $>6.4760668283689727$ | [[MI2026](#MI2026)] | finite balanced **logic-monotone** function on 12 variables (explicit truth table), via O'Donnell–Tan amplification $C \ge H/(I-1)$; certified by exact-rational spectrum + interval arithmetic. The seed is monotone and composition preserves monotonicity, so the same bound holds even restricted to monotone functions. [MI2026-bound] |
+| $>6.4901128435233943$ | [[MI2026](#MI2026)] | finite balanced **logic-monotone** function on 14 variables (explicit truth table), via O'Donnell–Tan amplification $C \ge H/(I-1)$; certified by exact-rational spectrum + interval arithmetic. The seed is monotone and composition preserves monotonicity, so the same bound holds even restricted to monotone functions. [MI2026-bound] |
## Additional comments and links
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $$
- **[MI2026]** Mosaic Intelligence ([@111111](https://x.com/111111)). *An improved lower bound for the Fourier Entropy-Influence constant from explicit balanced functions.* [Submitted to this repository](https://github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems/pull/94) (2026).
- **[MI2026-bound]**
**loc:** this pull request
- **quote:** "C_71 > 6.4760668283689727 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.47606682836897279657734782555743832480092248239414132791560); certified by the replayable script below."
+ **quote:** "C_71 > 6.4901128435233943 — and, by the same logic-monotone certificate, even restricted to monotone functions (full floor-truncated value 6.49011284352339435967722960726821776674269968263998854502375); certified by the replayable script below."
## Contribution notes