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Re: D correctly simulated by H proved for THREE YEARS --- rewritten

From Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
Newsgroups comp.theory
Subject Re: D correctly simulated by H proved for THREE YEARS --- rewritten
Date 2024-06-18 19:32 +0300
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On 2024-06-18 15:39:09 +0000, olcott said:

> On 6/18/2024 10:25 AM, Fred. Zwarts wrote:
>> Op 18.jun.2024 om 14:43 schreef olcott:
>>> On 6/18/2024 4:16 AM, Fred. Zwarts wrote:
>>>> Op 17.jun.2024 om 15:07 schreef olcott:
>>>>> On 6/17/2024 2:22 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-06-16 12:37:38 +0000, olcott said:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 6/16/2024 1:21 AM, Fred. Zwarts wrote:
>>>>>>>> Op 15.jun.2024 om 17:23 schreef olcott:
>>>>>>>>> On 6/15/2024 10:12 AM, Fred. Zwarts wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Op 15.jun.2024 om 16:48 schreef olcott:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/15/2024 9:37 AM, Fred. Zwarts wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this the new definition of "pathological"?
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> *It is the same thing that I have been saying all along*
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 00   typedef void (*ptr)(); // pointer to void function
>>>>>>>>>>> 01
>>>>>>>>>>> 02   int HH(ptr P, ptr I);
>>>>>>>>>>> 03
>>>>>>>>>>> 04   void DDD(int (*x)())
>>>>>>>>>>> 05   {
>>>>>>>>>>> 06     HH(x, x);
>>>>>>>>>>> 07     return;
>>>>>>>>>>> 08   }
>>>>>>>>>>> 09
>>>>>>>>>>> 10   int main()
>>>>>>>>>>> 11   {
>>>>>>>>>>> 12     HH(DDD,DDD);
>>>>>>>>>>> 13   }
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Line 12 main()
>>>>>>>>>>>    invokes HH(DDD,DDD); that simulates DDD()
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> *REPEAT UNTIL outer HH aborts*
>>>>>>>>>>>    Line 06 simulated DDD()
>>>>>>>>>>>    invokes simulated HH(DDD,DDD); that simulates DDD()
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> DDD correctly simulated by HH never reaches its own "return"
>>>>>>>>>>> instruction and halts.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> So, you agree that you are changing definitions.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Not at all. The original definition still applies when it
>>>>>>>>> is made more generic.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 01       int D(ptr p)
>>>>>>>>> 02       {
>>>>>>>>> 03         int Halt_Status = H(p, p);
>>>>>>>>> 04         if (Halt_Status)
>>>>>>>>> 05           HERE: goto HERE;
>>>>>>>>> 06         return Halt_Status;
>>>>>>>>> 07       }
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> D correctly simulated by H has isomorphic behavior to DDD
>>>>>>>>> correctly simulated by HH, both get stuck in recursive
>>>>>>>>> simulation.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> When asked what is a pathological program olcott replied:
>>>>>>>> Op 14.jun.2024 om 21:18 schreef olcott:
>>>>>>>>> For any program H that might determine whether programs halt, a
>>>>>>>>> "pathological" program D, called with some input, can pass its own
>>>>>>>>> source and its input to H and then specifically do the opposite of what
>>>>>>>>> H predicts D will do. No H can exist that handles this case.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> No he defines a "pathological" program as a program that calls H.
>>>>>>>> All words about doing the opposite of what H predicts, have disappeared.
>>>>>>>> Everyone sees the difference, but he is stuck is rebuttal mode and 
>>>>>>>> denies the change of definition.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The code that "does the opposite" was never reachable by
>>>>>>> a simulating halt decider thus does not change the problem
>>>>>>> for a simulating halt decider when this code is removed.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> By simplifying the problem we gain cognitive leverage. With
>>>>>>> less details to pay attention to the while simplified problem
>>>>>>> can be more deeply understood.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> His only excuse is that in both cases a recursive simulation is seen, 
>>>>>>>> but that is not the point.
>>>>>>>> He had already proved earlier that in
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>        int main()
>>>>>>>>        {
>>>>>>>>          return H(main, 0);
>>>>>>>>        }
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> H produces a false negative, because main halts, whereas H reports
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The input does not halt and deciders are only accountable
>>>>>>> for the behavior of their input.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If the above main does not halt then H it calls is not a decider.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> That is merely a more difficult to understand
>>>>> example of this simplest possible case.
>>>>> 
>>>>> void DDD()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    H0(DDD);
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> int main()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    H0(DDD);
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> No, the other case is is simpler:
>>>> 
>>>>         int main()
>>>>         {
>>>>           return H(main, 0);
>>>>         }
>>>> 
>>>> DDD is an unneeded complication. These four lines are sufficient to see 
>>>> that there is no other reason for the false negative than H itself.
>>>> 
>>>> We understand that you do not like the simplest example, because it 
>>>> shows that the reasoning that there is a difference between main 
>>>> calling DDD(), or calling H0(DDD) is futile. In the simplest case this 
>>>> futile trick is not possible.
>>>> Therefore, we see that the whole problem is that H, or H0 is unable to 
>>>> simulate itself sufficiently far enough to see the real behaviour. It 
>>>> always aborts one cycle too early and, therefore, produces false 
>>>> negatives.
>>> 
>>> The is merely your lack or programming skill. The outer H0 always
>>> has at least one more execution trace than any of the inner ones
>>> thus if it does not abort none of them do.
>>> 
>> 
>> Very good olcott! We agree on this point. At least you understand 
>> something of programming.
> 
> I worked for the Airforce at the Airforce base with a secret
> clearance on the NPOESS Satellite ingest in C++.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPOESS

That satellite mever flew.

-- 
Mikko

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