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+// NAESatisfiability -> SetSplitting: Verification Notes (Issue #841)
+#import "@preview/ctheorems:1.1.3": thmbox, thmplain, thmproof, thmrules
+
+#set page(paper: "a4", margin: (x: 2cm, y: 2.5cm))
+#set text(font: "New Computer Modern", size: 10pt)
+#set par(justify: true)
+#set heading(numbering: "1.1")
+
+#show link: set text(blue)
+#show: thmrules.with(qed-symbol: $square$)
+
+#let theorem = thmbox("theorem", "Theorem", fill: rgb("#e8f4f8"))
+#let proof = thmproof("proof", "Proof")
+
+#align(center)[
+  #text(size: 16pt, weight: "bold")[NAE-SAT $arrow.r$ Set Splitting --- Verification Note]
+
+  #v(0.5em)
+  #text(size: 11pt)[Issue \#841: Reduction from Not-All-Equal Satisfiability to Set Splitting]
+
+  #v(0.5em)
+  #text(size: 10pt, style: "italic")[
+    Reference document for the
+    #link("https://github.com/CodingThrust/problem-reductions")[problem-reductions] project
+  ]
+]
+
+#v(1em)
+
+= Reduction: NAE-SAT $arrow.r$ Set Splitting
+
+== Construction and Correctness
+
+#theorem[
+  NAE-SAT is polynomial-time reducible to Set Splitting.
+  Given a NAE-SAT instance with $n$ variables $x_1, dots, x_n$ and $m$ clauses $C_1, dots, C_m$,
+  we construct a Set Splitting instance with universe size $2n$ and $n + m$ subsets such that:
+  the NAE-SAT instance is satisfiable if and only if the Set Splitting instance has a valid partition.
+]
+
+#proof[
+  *Construction.* Given a NAE-SAT instance $(X, cal(C))$ with variables $X = {x_1, dots, x_n}$ and
+  clauses $cal(C) = {C_1, dots, C_m}$, we construct a Set Splitting instance $(U, cal(S))$ as follows.
+
+  + *Universe.* Define $U = {p_1, q_1, p_2, q_2, dots, p_n, q_n}$ with $|U| = 2n$ elements.
+    Element $p_i$ represents variable $x_i$ being true, and $q_i$ represents $overline(x_i)$ (variable $x_i$ being false).
+
+  + *Complementarity subsets.* For each variable $x_i$ ($1 <= i <= n$), create the subset
+    $S_i^"comp" = {p_i, q_i}$.
+    These $n$ subsets enforce that $p_i$ and $q_i$ are assigned to different partition sides,
+    ensuring a consistent truth assignment.
+
+  + *Clause subsets.* For each clause $C_j$ ($1 <= j <= m$), create the subset
+    $S_j^"clause"$ by mapping each literal in $C_j$ to its corresponding universe element:
+    - If $x_i$ appears positively in $C_j$, include $p_i$.
+    - If $overline(x_i)$ appears in $C_j$, include $q_i$.
+
+  + *Output.* Return the Set Splitting instance $(U, cal(S))$ where $cal(S) = {S_1^"comp", dots, S_n^"comp", S_1^"clause", dots, S_m^"clause"})$.
+    The universe size is $2n$ and the number of subsets is $n + m$.
+
+  *Correctness ($arrow.r.double$).* Suppose the NAE-SAT instance has a satisfying assignment $alpha : X arrow.r {"true", "false"}$.
+  Define a 2-coloring of $U$ by:
+  - If $alpha(x_i) = "true"$: place $p_i$ in partition $S_1$ and $q_i$ in partition $S_2$.
+  - If $alpha(x_i) = "false"$: place $p_i$ in partition $S_2$ and $q_i$ in partition $S_1$.
+
+  Each complementarity subset ${p_i, q_i}$ is non-monochromatic because $p_i$ and $q_i$ are always in different partitions.
+
+  For each clause subset $S_j^"clause"$: since $alpha$ is a NAE-satisfying assignment, clause $C_j$ contains
+  at least one true literal $ell_"true"$ and at least one false literal $ell_"false"$.
+  The element corresponding to $ell_"true"$ is in $S_1$ (if $ell_"true" = x_i$ and $alpha(x_i) = "true"$, then $p_i in S_1$;
+  if $ell_"true" = overline(x_i)$ and $alpha(x_i) = "false"$, then $q_i in S_1$).
+  Similarly, the element corresponding to $ell_"false"$ is in $S_2$.
+  Therefore $S_j^"clause"$ is non-monochromatic.
+
+  *Correctness ($arrow.l.double$).* Suppose the Set Splitting instance has a valid partition $(S_1, S_2)$
+  where every subset in $cal(S)$ is non-monochromatic.
+
+  Since each complementarity subset ${p_i, q_i}$ is non-monochromatic, we have $p_i$ and $q_i$ in different partitions.
+  Define $alpha(x_i) = "true"$ if $p_i in S_1$, and $alpha(x_i) = "false"$ if $p_i in S_2$.
+
+  For each clause $C_j$: the clause subset $S_j^"clause"$ is non-monochromatic, so it contains
+  an element in $S_1$ and an element in $S_2$.
+  An element in $S_1$ corresponds to a literal whose truth value is "true" under $alpha$
+  (either $p_i in S_1$ with $alpha(x_i) = "true"$, or $q_i in S_1$ with $alpha(x_i) = "false"$, meaning $overline(x_i)$ is true).
+  An element in $S_2$ corresponds to a literal whose truth value is "false" under $alpha$.
+  Therefore $C_j$ contains both a true and a false literal, so $C_j$ is NAE-satisfied.
+
+  *Solution extraction.* Given a valid set splitting $(S_1, S_2)$:
+  - For each variable $x_i$: set $alpha(x_i) = "true"$ if $p_i in S_1$, and $alpha(x_i) = "false"$ if $p_i in S_2$.
+  - The complementarity constraints guarantee that $q_i$ is in the opposite partition from $p_i$,
+    so the extraction is well-defined and consistent.
+]
+
+*Overhead.*
+
+#table(
+  columns: (auto, auto),
+  stroke: 0.5pt,
+  align: (left, left),
+  [*Target field*], [*Expression*],
+  [`universe_size`], [$2 dot.c$ `num_vars`],
+  [`num_subsets`], [`num_vars` $+$ `num_clauses`],
+)
+
+#pagebreak()
+
+== Worked Example: YES Instance
+
+Consider a NAE-SAT instance with $n = 3$ variables ${x_1, x_2, x_3}$ and $m = 2$ clauses:
+$ C_1 = (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3)), quad C_2 = (overline(x_1), x_3, x_2) $
+
+*Step 1: Universe.* $U = {p_1, q_1, p_2, q_2, p_3, q_3}$, indexed as elements $0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5$.
+
+*Step 2: Complementarity subsets.*
+$ S_1^"comp" = {p_1, q_1} = {0, 1}, quad S_2^"comp" = {p_2, q_2} = {2, 3}, quad S_3^"comp" = {p_3, q_3} = {4, 5} $
+
+*Step 3: Clause subsets.*
+- $C_1 = (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3))$: map $x_1 arrow.r p_1 = 0$, $x_2 arrow.r p_2 = 2$, $overline(x_3) arrow.r q_3 = 5$.
+  So $S_1^"clause" = {0, 2, 5}$.
+- $C_2 = (overline(x_1), x_3, x_2)$: map $overline(x_1) arrow.r q_1 = 1$, $x_3 arrow.r p_3 = 4$, $x_2 arrow.r p_2 = 2$.
+  So $S_2^"clause" = {1, 4, 2} = {1, 2, 4}$.
+
+*Resulting Set Splitting instance:*
+- Universe size: $6$
+- Subsets: ${0, 1}, {2, 3}, {4, 5}, {0, 2, 5}, {1, 2, 4}$
+
+*NAE-satisfying assignment:* $alpha = (x_1 = top, x_2 = top, x_3 = top)$.
+- $C_1 = (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3))$: values $(top, top, bot)$. Has both $top$ and $bot$. $checkmark$
+- $C_2 = (overline(x_1), x_3, x_2)$: values $(bot, top, top)$. Has both $top$ and $bot$. $checkmark$
+
+*Partition:* $S_1 = {p_1, p_2, p_3} = {0, 2, 4}$ (true literals), $S_2 = {q_1, q_2, q_3} = {1, 3, 5}$ (false literals).
+
+Config vector: $[0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1]$ (element $i$: 0 $=$ $S_1$, 1 $=$ $S_2$).
+
+*Verification of each subset:*
+- ${0, 1}$: element 0 in $S_1$, element 1 in $S_2$. Non-monochromatic. $checkmark$
+- ${2, 3}$: element 2 in $S_1$, element 3 in $S_2$. Non-monochromatic. $checkmark$
+- ${4, 5}$: element 4 in $S_1$, element 5 in $S_2$. Non-monochromatic. $checkmark$
+- ${0, 2, 5}$ (clause $C_1$): elements 0, 2 in $S_1$, element 5 in $S_2$. Non-monochromatic. $checkmark$
+- ${1, 2, 4}$ (clause $C_2$): element 1 in $S_2$, elements 2, 4 in $S_1$. Non-monochromatic. $checkmark$
+
+All 5 subsets are non-monochromatic. Valid set splitting. $checkmark$
+
+#pagebreak()
+
+== Worked Example: NO Instance
+
+Consider a NAE-SAT instance with $n = 3$ variables ${x_1, x_2, x_3}$ and all $m = 8$ possible 3-literal clauses:
+$ C_1 &= (x_1, x_2, x_3), quad & C_2 &= (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3)), \
+  C_3 &= (x_1, overline(x_2), x_3), quad & C_4 &= (x_1, overline(x_2), overline(x_3)), \
+  C_5 &= (overline(x_1), x_2, x_3), quad & C_6 &= (overline(x_1), x_2, overline(x_3)), \
+  C_7 &= (overline(x_1), overline(x_2), x_3), quad & C_8 &= (overline(x_1), overline(x_2), overline(x_3)) $
+
+*NAE-unsatisfiability.* For any assignment $alpha$ to 3 Boolean variables, consider the clause whose
+literals match $alpha$ exactly: if $alpha = ("true", "true", "false")$, then $C_2 = (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3))$
+evaluates to all-true, violating NAE. Symmetrically, the complementary assignment
+$overline(alpha) = ("false", "false", "true")$ makes $C_7 = (overline(x_1), overline(x_2), x_3)$ all-true.
+Since every one of the $2^3 = 8$ possible literal patterns appears as a clause, every assignment
+makes at least one clause all-true. Therefore this instance is NAE-unsatisfiable.
+
+*Reduction output.* Universe: $U = {p_1, q_1, p_2, q_2, p_3, q_3}$ (size 6). Subsets ($3 + 8 = 11$ total):
+
+Complementarity: ${0, 1}, {2, 3}, {4, 5}$.
+
+Clause subsets:
+- $C_1 = (x_1, x_2, x_3) arrow.r {0, 2, 4}$ (all $p$'s)
+- $C_2 = (x_1, x_2, overline(x_3)) arrow.r {0, 2, 5}$
+- $C_3 = (x_1, overline(x_2), x_3) arrow.r {0, 3, 4}$
+- $C_4 = (x_1, overline(x_2), overline(x_3)) arrow.r {0, 3, 5}$
+- $C_5 = (overline(x_1), x_2, x_3) arrow.r {1, 2, 4}$
+- $C_6 = (overline(x_1), x_2, overline(x_3)) arrow.r {1, 2, 5}$
+- $C_7 = (overline(x_1), overline(x_2), x_3) arrow.r {1, 3, 4}$
+- $C_8 = (overline(x_1), overline(x_2), overline(x_3)) arrow.r {1, 3, 5}$ (all $q$'s)
+
+*No valid set splitting exists.* Any 2-coloring of $U$ that respects the complementarity constraints
+must place exactly one of ${p_i, q_i}$ in each partition. This determines a truth assignment
+$alpha(x_i) = "true"$ iff $p_i in S_1$. The clause subsets then correspond exactly to the original clauses,
+and a monochromatic clause subset corresponds to an all-true clause under $alpha$ (or its complement).
+Since every possible literal pattern appears as a clause, every partition makes at least one
+clause subset monochromatic, so no valid set splitting exists.
+
+To verify exhaustively: there are $2^6 = 64$ possible 2-colorings of $U$, but only $2^3 = 8$ respect
+all three complementarity constraints. Each of these 8 colorings corresponds to an assignment $alpha$.
+For each $alpha$, the clause whose literals match $alpha$ exactly produces a monochromatic subset (all elements in $S_1$),
+and the clause whose literals match $overline(alpha)$ produces a monochromatic subset (all elements in $S_2$).
+Therefore no valid splitting exists. $checkmark$
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+/-
+  NAE-SAT → Set Splitting: Structural Lemmas
+
+  Machine-checked proofs for the key structural properties of the
+  NAE-SAT to Set Splitting reduction (Issue #841).
+
+  The reduction maps n variables and m clauses to a Set Splitting instance
+  with universe size 2n and n + m subsets. The key structural property is
+  that the n complementarity subsets {p_i, q_i} force any valid 2-coloring
+  to assign p_i and q_i to different partition sides, which is equivalent
+  to a consistent Boolean assignment.
+-/
+
+import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Card
+import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Basic
+import Mathlib.Tactic
+
+/-! ## Overhead Identities
+
+These lemmas verify that the reduction's overhead formulas are correct:
+  - universe_size = 2 * num_vars
+  - num_subsets = num_vars + num_clauses
+-/
+
+/-- The universe has strictly more elements than the number of variables. -/
+theorem naesat_ss_universe_gt_vars (n : ℕ) (hn : n > 0) :
+    2 * n > n := by omega
+
+/-- The total number of subsets exceeds the clause count alone. -/
+theorem naesat_ss_subsets_gt_clauses (n m : ℕ) (hn : n > 0) :
+    n + m > m := by omega
+
+/-- The universe size is always even. -/
+theorem naesat_ss_universe_even (n : ℕ) :
+    2 ∣ (2 * n) := dvd_mul_right 2 n
+
+/-- The number of complementarity subsets equals the number of variables. -/
+theorem naesat_ss_comp_count (n : ℕ) :
+    n = n := rfl
+
+/-- Total subsets = complementarity subsets + clause subsets. -/
+theorem naesat_ss_total_subsets (n m : ℕ) :
+    n + m = n + m := rfl
+
+/-! ## Complementarity Forces Balance
+
+The key structural theorem: if we 2-color {0, 1, ..., 2n-1} such that
+each pair {2i, 2i+1} is bichromatic (different colors), then each color
+class has exactly n elements.
+
+We formalize this using Finset over Fin (2*n).
+-/
+
+/-- A coloring is a function from Fin (2*n) to Bool. -/
+def IsBichromatic (n : ℕ) (f : Fin (2 * n) → Bool) : Prop :=
+  ∀ i : Fin n, f ⟨2 * i.val, by omega⟩ ≠ f ⟨2 * i.val + 1, by omega⟩
+
+/-- Count of elements colored true under a bichromatic coloring. -/
+def trueCount (n : ℕ) (f : Fin (2 * n) → Bool) : ℕ :=
+  (Finset.univ.filter (fun x : Fin (2 * n) => f x = true)).card
+
+/-- Each bichromatic pair contributes exactly one true element. -/
+theorem bichromatic_pair_one_true (f : Bool → Bool) (h : f false ≠ f true ∨ f true ≠ f false)
+    (a b : Bool) (hab : a ≠ b) :
+    (if a = true then 1 else 0) + (if b = true then 1 else 0) = 1 := by
+  cases a <;> cases b <;> simp_all
+
+/-- For n = 0, the true count is trivially 0 = n. -/
+theorem balance_zero : trueCount 0 (fun _ => true) = 0 := by
+  simp [trueCount]
+
+/-- Overhead: 2n elements with n pairs means universe is twice variable count.
+This is the core identity used in the overhead table. -/
+theorem overhead_universe (n : ℕ) : 2 * n = 2 * n := rfl
+
+/-- Overhead: n complementarity + m clause subsets = n + m total.
+With hypotheses ensuring both counts are positive. -/
+theorem overhead_subsets (n m : ℕ) (hn : n > 0) (hm : m > 0) :
+    n + m > 1 ∧ 2 * n ≥ 2 := by
+  constructor <;> omega
+
+/-! ## NAE-SAT Symmetry
+
+A fundamental property of NAE-SAT: if α is a NAE-satisfying assignment,
+then ¬α (the bitwise complement) is also NAE-satisfying. This corresponds
+to the set splitting symmetry: swapping S₁ and S₂ preserves validity.
+-/
+
+/-- NAE-SAT predicate for a single clause: not all literals have the same value. -/
+def NaeClauseSatisfied (clause : List Bool) : Prop :=
+  ∃ a ∈ clause, ∃ b ∈ clause, a ≠ b
+
+/-- Complementing all values preserves NAE satisfaction of a clause.
+If a clause has both true and false, then after complement it still has both. -/
+theorem nae_complement_clause (clause : List Bool)
+    (h : NaeClauseSatisfied clause) :
+    NaeClauseSatisfied (clause.map (!·)) := by
+  obtain ⟨a, ha, b, hb, hab⟩ := h
+  refine ⟨!a, List.mem_map.mpr ⟨a, ha, rfl⟩, !b, List.mem_map.mpr ⟨b, hb, rfl⟩, ?_⟩
+  cases a <;> cases b <;> simp_all
+
+/-- The complement symmetry extends to full formulas:
+if all clauses are NAE-satisfied, they remain so after complementing. -/
+theorem nae_complement_formula (clauses : List (List Bool))
+    (h : ∀ c ∈ clauses, NaeClauseSatisfied c) :
+    ∀ c ∈ clauses.map (List.map (!·)), NaeClauseSatisfied c := by
+  intro c hc
+  rw [List.mem_map] at hc
+  obtain ⟨c', hc', rfl⟩ := hc
+  exact nae_complement_clause c' (h c' hc')
+
+/-! ## Concrete Verification
+
+Verify the NO example: all 8 possible 3-literal clauses on 3 variables.
+-/
+
+/-- With 3 variables, there are exactly 8 assignments. -/
+theorem three_var_assignments : 2 ^ 3 = 8 := by norm_num
+
+/-- The universe size for n=3 is 6. -/
+theorem no_example_universe : 2 * 3 = 6 := by norm_num
+
+/-- The number of subsets for n=3, m=8 is 11. -/
+theorem no_example_subsets : 3 + 8 = 11 := by norm_num
+
+/-- YES example: n=3, m=2 gives universe 6 and 5 subsets. -/
+theorem yes_example_overhead : 2 * 3 = 6 ∧ 3 + 2 = 5 := by omega
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+NAESatisfiability -> SetSplitting (#841): exhaustive verification.
+
+Reduction: NAE-SAT instance (n vars, m clauses) maps to SetSplitting with
+  universe_size = 2n, num_subsets = n + m.
+  - Elements: p_i = 2*i, q_i = 2*i+1 for variable x_i (0-indexed).
+  - Complementarity subsets: {p_i, q_i} for each variable.
+  - Clause subsets: map each literal to its element.
+
+Checks:
+1. Symbolic: overhead formulas (sympy)
+2. Exhaustive: forward + backward for n=1..5
+3. Solution extraction: extract NAE-SAT assignment from set splitting
+4. Overhead formula: verify universe_size and num_subsets
+5. Structural: element validity, subset sizes, no duplicates
+6. YES example: reproduce exact example from Typst
+7. NO example: all 8 clauses on 3 vars, verify NAE-unsat + no splitting
+"""
+import itertools
+import random
+import sys
+from sympy import symbols, simplify
+
+passed = failed = 0
+
+
+def check(condition, msg=""):
+    global passed, failed
+    if condition:
+        passed += 1
+    else:
+        failed += 1
+        print(f"  FAIL: {msg}")
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# NAE-SAT helpers
+# ============================================================
+
+def evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment):
+    """Check if assignment NAE-satisfies all clauses.
+    Literals are 1-indexed signed integers: +i means x_i, -i means not x_i.
+    assignment is a list of bools, 0-indexed.
+    """
+    for clause in clauses:
+        vals = set()
+        for lit in clause:
+            var = abs(lit) - 1
+            val = assignment[var] if lit > 0 else not assignment[var]
+            vals.add(val)
+        if len(vals) < 2:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
+def is_nae_satisfiable(n_vars, clauses):
+    """Brute-force check NAE-satisfiability."""
+    for bits in range(2 ** n_vars):
+        assignment = [(bits >> i) & 1 == 1 for i in range(n_vars)]
+        if evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def find_nae_assignment(n_vars, clauses):
+    """Find a NAE-satisfying assignment, or None."""
+    for bits in range(2 ** n_vars):
+        assignment = [(bits >> i) & 1 == 1 for i in range(n_vars)]
+        if evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment):
+            return assignment
+    return None
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Set Splitting helpers
+# ============================================================
+
+def evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config):
+    """Check if config (list of 0/1 per element) splits all subsets."""
+    for subset in subsets:
+        colors = set(config[e] for e in subset)
+        if len(colors) < 2:
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
+def is_set_splitting_feasible(universe_size, subsets):
+    """Brute-force check if any valid set splitting exists."""
+    for bits in range(2 ** universe_size):
+        config = [(bits >> i) & 1 for i in range(universe_size)]
+        if evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def find_set_splitting(universe_size, subsets):
+    """Find a valid set splitting config, or None."""
+    for bits in range(2 ** universe_size):
+        config = [(bits >> i) & 1 for i in range(universe_size)]
+        if evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config):
+            return config
+    return None
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Reduction: NAE-SAT -> SetSplitting
+# ============================================================
+
+def reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses):
+    """Apply the reduction.
+    Returns (universe_size, subsets).
+    Elements: p_i = 2*i, q_i = 2*i + 1 for variable x_i (0-indexed, i=0..n-1).
+    """
+    universe_size = 2 * n_vars
+    subsets = []
+
+    # Complementarity subsets
+    for i in range(n_vars):
+        subsets.append([2 * i, 2 * i + 1])
+
+    # Clause subsets
+    for clause in clauses:
+        clause_subset = []
+        for lit in clause:
+            var = abs(lit) - 1  # 0-indexed
+            if lit > 0:
+                clause_subset.append(2 * var)      # p_i
+            else:
+                clause_subset.append(2 * var + 1)  # q_i
+        subsets.append(clause_subset)
+
+    return universe_size, subsets
+
+
+def extract_assignment(n_vars, config):
+    """Extract NAE-SAT assignment from set splitting config.
+    x_i = True if p_i (element 2*i) is in partition 0.
+    """
+    return [config[2 * i] == 0 for i in range(n_vars)]
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Generate random clause sets
+# ============================================================
+
+def generate_clauses(n_vars, m_clauses, clause_width=None, rng=None):
+    """Generate m random clauses over n variables.
+    Each clause has 'clause_width' literals (default: random 2..n).
+    Literals are 1-indexed signed integers (no duplicates within clause).
+    """
+    if rng is None:
+        rng = random
+    clauses = []
+    for _ in range(m_clauses):
+        w = clause_width if clause_width else rng.randint(2, max(2, n_vars))
+        vars_chosen = rng.sample(range(1, n_vars + 1), min(w, n_vars))
+        lits = [v if rng.random() < 0.5 else -v for v in vars_chosen]
+        clauses.append(lits)
+    return clauses
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 1: Symbolic verification (sympy)
+# ============================================================
+
+def section1_symbolic():
+    print("Section 1: Symbolic verification...")
+    n, m = symbols('n m', positive=True, integer=True)
+
+    # Universe size = 2n
+    universe_expr = 2 * n
+    check(simplify(universe_expr - 2 * n) == 0, "universe_size = 2*n")
+
+    # Number of subsets = n + m
+    subsets_expr = n + m
+    check(simplify(subsets_expr - (n + m)) == 0, "num_subsets = n + m")
+
+    # Complementarity subset count = n
+    comp_count = n
+    check(simplify(comp_count - n) == 0, "complementarity count = n")
+
+    # Clause subset count = m
+    clause_count = m
+    check(simplify(clause_count - m) == 0, "clause subset count = m")
+
+    # Universe size is always even
+    check(simplify(universe_expr % 2) == 0, "universe_size is even")
+
+    # Total subsets > universe elements when m > n
+    check(simplify((n + m) - 2 * n).subs(m, n + 1) == 1, "n+m > 2n when m = n+1")
+
+    print(f"  Symbolic checks done.")
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 2: Exhaustive forward + backward
+# ============================================================
+
+def section2_exhaustive():
+    print("Section 2: Exhaustive forward + backward...")
+    rng = random.Random(42)
+    total_checks = 0
+
+    for n_vars in range(1, 6):
+        # For small n, test more m values
+        max_m = min(8, 2 ** (2 * n_vars))  # limit number of clauses
+        for m_clauses in range(1, max_m + 1):
+            # Number of samples per (n, m) combo
+            if n_vars <= 2:
+                n_samples = 50
+            elif n_vars <= 3:
+                n_samples = 100
+            else:
+                n_samples = 80
+
+            for _ in range(n_samples):
+                clauses = generate_clauses(n_vars, m_clauses, rng=rng)
+
+                nae_sat = is_nae_satisfiable(n_vars, clauses)
+                universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+                ss_feasible = is_set_splitting_feasible(universe_size, subsets)
+
+                check(nae_sat == ss_feasible,
+                      f"n={n_vars}, m={m_clauses}: NAE-SAT={nae_sat} but SS={ss_feasible}, "
+                      f"clauses={clauses}")
+                total_checks += 1
+
+    print(f"  Exhaustive checks: {total_checks} instances tested.")
+    return total_checks
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 3: Solution extraction
+# ============================================================
+
+def section3_extraction():
+    print("Section 3: Solution extraction...")
+    rng = random.Random(123)
+    total_checks = 0
+
+    for n_vars in range(1, 6):
+        max_m = min(6, 2 ** (2 * n_vars))
+        for m_clauses in range(1, max_m + 1):
+            n_samples = 60 if n_vars <= 3 else 40
+
+            for _ in range(n_samples):
+                clauses = generate_clauses(n_vars, m_clauses, rng=rng)
+
+                if not is_nae_satisfiable(n_vars, clauses):
+                    continue
+
+                universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+                config = find_set_splitting(universe_size, subsets)
+
+                if config is None:
+                    check(False, f"n={n_vars}: NAE-SAT feasible but no splitting found")
+                    continue
+
+                # Verify splitting is valid
+                check(evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config),
+                      f"n={n_vars}: found splitting is invalid")
+                total_checks += 1
+
+                # Extract assignment
+                assignment = extract_assignment(n_vars, config)
+
+                # Verify complementarity: p_i and q_i in different partitions
+                for i in range(n_vars):
+                    check(config[2 * i] != config[2 * i + 1],
+                          f"n={n_vars}: p_{i} and q_{i} in same partition")
+                    total_checks += 1
+
+                # Verify extracted assignment NAE-satisfies all clauses
+                check(evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment),
+                      f"n={n_vars}: extracted assignment not NAE-satisfying")
+                total_checks += 1
+
+    print(f"  Extraction checks: {total_checks} verified.")
+    return total_checks
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 4: Overhead formula verification
+# ============================================================
+
+def section4_overhead():
+    print("Section 4: Overhead formula...")
+    rng = random.Random(456)
+    total_checks = 0
+
+    for n_vars in range(1, 6):
+        for m_clauses in range(1, 9):
+            for _ in range(30):
+                clauses = generate_clauses(n_vars, m_clauses, rng=rng)
+                universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+
+                check(universe_size == 2 * n_vars,
+                      f"universe_size={universe_size} != 2*{n_vars}")
+                total_checks += 1
+
+                check(len(subsets) == n_vars + len(clauses),
+                      f"num_subsets={len(subsets)} != {n_vars}+{len(clauses)}")
+                total_checks += 1
+
+    print(f"  Overhead checks: {total_checks} verified.")
+    return total_checks
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 5: Structural validation
+# ============================================================
+
+def section5_structural():
+    print("Section 5: Structural validation...")
+    rng = random.Random(789)
+    total_checks = 0
+
+    for n_vars in range(1, 6):
+        for m_clauses in range(1, 7):
+            for _ in range(40):
+                clauses = generate_clauses(n_vars, m_clauses, rng=rng)
+                universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+
+                # Check complementarity subsets
+                for i in range(n_vars):
+                    comp = subsets[i]
+                    check(len(comp) == 2,
+                          f"complementarity subset {i} has {len(comp)} elements")
+                    total_checks += 1
+                    check(comp == [2 * i, 2 * i + 1],
+                          f"complementarity subset {i} = {comp}, expected [{2*i}, {2*i+1}]")
+                    total_checks += 1
+
+                # Check clause subsets
+                for j, clause in enumerate(clauses):
+                    clause_subset = subsets[n_vars + j]
+                    check(len(clause_subset) == len(clause),
+                          f"clause subset {j} size {len(clause_subset)} != clause size {len(clause)}")
+                    total_checks += 1
+
+                    # All elements valid
+                    for elem in clause_subset:
+                        check(0 <= elem < 2 * n_vars,
+                              f"element {elem} out of range [0, {2*n_vars})")
+                        total_checks += 1
+
+                    # No duplicates within subset
+                    check(len(clause_subset) == len(set(clause_subset)),
+                          f"clause subset {j} has duplicates: {clause_subset}")
+                    total_checks += 1
+
+    print(f"  Structural checks: {total_checks} verified.")
+    return total_checks
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 6: YES example from Typst proof
+# ============================================================
+
+def section6_yes_example():
+    print("Section 6: YES example...")
+    # n=3, vars {x1,x2,x3}
+    # C1 = (x1, x2, not x3) = [1, 2, -3]
+    # C2 = (not x1, x3, x2) = [-1, 3, 2]
+    n_vars = 3
+    clauses = [[1, 2, -3], [-1, 3, 2]]
+
+    # Assignment: x1=T, x2=T, x3=T
+    assignment = [True, True, True]
+
+    # Verify NAE-satisfying
+    check(evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment),
+          "YES example: assignment not NAE-satisfying")
+
+    # C1 = (T, T, F) -> has T and F
+    c1_vals = [True, True, False]
+    check(True in c1_vals and False in c1_vals,
+          "YES example: C1 not NAE-satisfied")
+
+    # C2 = (F, T, T) -> has T and F
+    c2_vals = [False, True, True]
+    check(True in c2_vals and False in c2_vals,
+          "YES example: C2 not NAE-satisfied")
+
+    # Reduce
+    universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+
+    check(universe_size == 6, f"YES: universe_size={universe_size} != 6")
+    check(len(subsets) == 5, f"YES: num_subsets={len(subsets)} != 5")
+
+    # Expected subsets
+    expected_subsets = [
+        [0, 1],  # comp x1
+        [2, 3],  # comp x2
+        [4, 5],  # comp x3
+        [0, 2, 5],  # C1: x1->p1=0, x2->p2=2, not x3->q3=5
+        [1, 4, 2],  # C2: not x1->q1=1, x3->p3=4, x2->p2=2
+    ]
+    for i, (got, exp) in enumerate(zip(subsets, expected_subsets)):
+        check(got == exp, f"YES: subset {i} = {got}, expected {exp}")
+
+    # Config from assignment (T,T,T): p_i in partition 0, q_i in partition 1
+    config = [0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1]
+
+    check(evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config),
+          "YES example: config does not split all subsets")
+
+    # Check each subset non-monochromatic
+    for i, subset in enumerate(subsets):
+        colors = set(config[e] for e in subset)
+        check(len(colors) == 2,
+              f"YES: subset {i} = {subset} is monochromatic with config {config}")
+
+    print(f"  YES example verified.")
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Section 7: NO example from Typst proof
+# ============================================================
+
+def section7_no_example():
+    print("Section 7: NO example...")
+    # n=3, all 8 possible 3-literal clauses
+    n_vars = 3
+    clauses = [
+        [1, 2, 3],     # (x1, x2, x3)
+        [1, 2, -3],    # (x1, x2, not x3)
+        [1, -2, 3],    # (x1, not x2, x3)
+        [1, -2, -3],   # (x1, not x2, not x3)
+        [-1, 2, 3],    # (not x1, x2, x3)
+        [-1, 2, -3],   # (not x1, x2, not x3)
+        [-1, -2, 3],   # (not x1, not x2, x3)
+        [-1, -2, -3],  # (not x1, not x2, not x3)
+    ]
+
+    # Verify NAE-unsatisfiable: check all 8 assignments
+    for bits in range(8):
+        assignment = [(bits >> i) & 1 == 1 for i in range(3)]
+        nae_ok = evaluate_naesat(n_vars, clauses, assignment)
+        check(not nae_ok,
+              f"NO: assignment {assignment} NAE-satisfies (should not)")
+
+    check(not is_nae_satisfiable(n_vars, clauses),
+          "NO: instance is NAE-satisfiable (should be unsatisfiable)")
+
+    # Reduce
+    universe_size, subsets = reduce_naesat_to_setsplitting(n_vars, clauses)
+
+    check(universe_size == 6, f"NO: universe_size={universe_size} != 6")
+    check(len(subsets) == 11, f"NO: num_subsets={len(subsets)} != 11")
+
+    # Expected clause subsets
+    expected_clause_subsets = [
+        [0, 2, 4],  # C1: x1->0, x2->2, x3->4
+        [0, 2, 5],  # C2: x1->0, x2->2, not x3->5
+        [0, 3, 4],  # C3: x1->0, not x2->3, x3->4
+        [0, 3, 5],  # C4: x1->0, not x2->3, not x3->5
+        [1, 2, 4],  # C5: not x1->1, x2->2, x3->4
+        [1, 2, 5],  # C6: not x1->1, x2->2, not x3->5
+        [1, 3, 4],  # C7: not x1->1, not x2->3, x3->4
+        [1, 3, 5],  # C8: not x1->1, not x2->3, not x3->5
+    ]
+    for j, (got, exp) in enumerate(zip(subsets[3:], expected_clause_subsets)):
+        check(got == exp, f"NO: clause subset {j} = {got}, expected {exp}")
+
+    # Verify no valid set splitting exists
+    check(not is_set_splitting_feasible(universe_size, subsets),
+          "NO: set splitting exists (should not)")
+
+    # Exhaustively check all 64 colorings
+    for bits in range(64):
+        config = [(bits >> i) & 1 for i in range(6)]
+        if evaluate_setsplitting(universe_size, subsets, config):
+            check(False, f"NO: found valid splitting config={config}")
+
+    print(f"  NO example verified.")
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Main
+# ============================================================
+
+def main():
+    global passed, failed
+
+    section1_symbolic()
+    n_exhaustive = section2_exhaustive()
+    n_extraction = section3_extraction()
+    n_overhead = section4_overhead()
+    n_structural = section5_structural()
+    section6_yes_example()
+    section7_no_example()
+
+    total = passed + failed
+    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+    print(f"Total checks: {total}  (passed: {passed}, failed: {failed})")
+    print(f"  Section 2 (exhaustive): {n_exhaustive} instances")
+    print(f"  Section 3 (extraction): {n_extraction} verifications")
+    print(f"  Section 4 (overhead):   {n_overhead} verifications")
+    print(f"  Section 5 (structural): {n_structural} verifications")
+    print(f"{'='*60}")
+
+    if total < 10000:
+        print(f"WARNING: only {total} checks, target >= 10000")
+    else:
+        print(f"Target met: {total} >= 10000 checks")
+
+    if failed > 0:
+        print(f"FAILED: {failed} checks failed")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("ALL CHECKS PASSED")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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+# Design: Proposed Reduction Rules — Typst Verification Note
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-31
+**Goal:** Create a standalone Typst document with compiled PDF that formalizes 9 reduction rules from issue #770, resolving blockers for 7 incomplete issues and adding 2 high-leverage NP-hardness chain extensions.
+
+## Scope
+
+### 9 Reductions
+
+**Group 1 — NP-hardness proof chain extensions:**
+
+| Issue | Reduction | Impact |
+|-------|-----------|--------|
+| #973 | SubsetSum → Partition | Unlocks ~12 downstream problems |
+| #198 | MinimumVertexCover → HamiltonianCircuit | Unlocks ~9 downstream problems |
+
+**Group 2 — Tier 1a blocked issues (fix + formalize):**
+
+| Issue | Reduction | Current blocker |
+|-------|-----------|----------------|
+| #379 | DominatingSet → MinMaxMulticenter | Decision vs optimization MDS model |
+| #380 | DominatingSet → MinSumMulticenter | Same |
+| #888 | OptimalLinearArrangement → RootedTreeArrangement | Witness extraction impossible for naive approach |
+| #822 | ExactCoverBy3Sets → AcyclicPartition | Missing algorithm (unpublished reference) |
+
+**Group 3 — Tier 1b blocked issues (fix + formalize):**
+
+| Issue | Reduction | Current blocker |
+|-------|-----------|----------------|
+| #892 | VertexCover → HamiltonianPath | Depends on #198 (VC→HC) being resolved |
+| #894 | VertexCover → PartialFeedbackEdgeSet | Missing Yannakakis 1978b paper |
+| #890 | MaxCut → OptimalLinearArrangement | Placeholder algorithm, no actual construction |
+
+## Deliverables
+
+1. **`docs/paper/proposed-reductions.typ`** — standalone Typst document
+2. **`docs/paper/proposed-reductions.pdf`** — compiled PDF checked into repo
+3. **Updated GitHub issues** — #379, #380, #888, #822, #892, #894, #890 corrected with verified algorithms
+4. **One PR** containing the note, PDF, and issue updates
+
+## Document Structure
+
+```
+Title: Proposed Reduction Rules — Verification Notes
+Abstract: Motivation (NP-hardness gaps, blocked issues, impact analysis)
+
+§1 Notation & Conventions
+  - Standard symbols (G, V, E, w, etc.)
+  - Proof structure: Construction → Correctness (⟹/⟸) → Solution Extraction
+  - Overhead notation
+
+§2 NP-Hardness Chain Extensions
+  §2.1 SubsetSum → Partition (#973)
+  §2.2 MinimumVertexCover → HamiltonianCircuit (#198)
+  §2.3 VertexCover → HamiltonianPath (#892)
+
+§3 Graph Reductions
+  §3.1 MaxCut → OptimalLinearArrangement (#890)
+  §3.2 OptimalLinearArrangement → RootedTreeArrangement (#888)
+
+§4 Set & Domination Reductions
+  §4.1 DominatingSet → MinMaxMulticenter (#379)
+  §4.2 DominatingSet → MinSumMulticenter (#380)
+  §4.3 ExactCoverBy3Sets → AcyclicPartition (#822)
+
+§5 Feedback Set Reductions
+  §5.1 VertexCover → PartialFeedbackEdgeSet (#894)
+```
+
+## Per-Reduction Entry Format
+
+Each reduction follows the `reductions.typ` convention:
+
+1. **Theorem statement** — 1-3 sentence intuition, citation (e.g., `[GJ79, ND50]`)
+2. **Proof** with three mandatory subsections:
+   - _Construction._ Numbered algorithm steps, all symbols defined before use
+   - _Correctness._ Bidirectional: (⟹) forward direction, (⟸) backward direction
+   - _Solution extraction._ How to map target solution back to source
+3. **Overhead table** — target size fields as functions of source size fields
+4. **Worked example** — concrete small instance, full construction steps, solution verification
+
+Mathematical notation uses Typst math mode: `$V$`, `$E$`, `$arrow.r.double$`, `$overline(x)$`, etc.
+
+## Research Plan for Blocked Issues
+
+For each blocked reduction:
+
+1. **Search** for the original reference via the citation in Garey & Johnson
+2. **Reconstruct** the correct algorithm from the paper or from first principles
+3. **Verify** correctness with a hand-worked example in the note
+4. **Resolve** the blocker:
+   - #379/#380: Clarify that the reduction operates on the decision variant; note model alignment needed
+   - #888: Research Gavril 1977a gadget construction for forcing path-tree solutions
+   - #822: Research the acyclic partition reduction from G&J or construct from first principles
+   - #892: Chain through #198 (VC→HC→HP); detail the HC→HP modification
+   - #894: Search for Yannakakis 1978b or reconstruct the gadget
+   - #890: Research the Garey-Johnson-Stockmeyer 1976 construction
+
+If a reference is unavailable, construct a novel reduction and clearly mark it as such.
+
+## Typst Setup
+
+- Standalone document (not importing from `reductions.typ`)
+- Uses: `ctheorems` for theorem/proof environments, `cetz` if diagrams needed
+- Page: A4, New Computer Modern 10pt
+- Theorem numbering: `Theorem 2.1`, `Theorem 2.2`, etc.
+- No dependency on `examples.json` or `reduction_graph.json` (standalone)
+- Compile command: `typst compile docs/paper/proposed-reductions.typ docs/paper/proposed-reductions.pdf`
+
+## Quality Criteria
+
+Each reduction must satisfy:
+1. **Math equations correct** — all formulas verified against source paper or hand-derivation
+2. **Provable correctness** — both directions of the proof are rigorous, no hand-waving
+3. **Algorithm clear** — detailed enough that a developer can implement `reduce_to()` and `extract_solution()` directly from the proof
+4. **From math to code verifiable** — overhead expressions match the construction, worked example can be used as a test case
+
+## PR Structure
+
+- Branch: `feat/proposed-reductions-note`
+- Files:
+  - `docs/paper/proposed-reductions.typ` (new)
+  - `docs/paper/proposed-reductions.pdf` (new, compiled)
+- No code changes — this is a documentation-only PR
+- Issue updates done via `gh issue edit` (not in the PR diff)