T-009: s(29)≤5.933833…, by a Krawczyk interval certificate

V3 C3 upper bound confirmed

2026-08-29 established · Levy · n=29

s(29)≤5.93383346267692918974379895098, by a Krawczyk interval certificate over the retained rational 29-square witness at a declared relaxation of 1e-20.

Significance, composition and next rung
Significance
As far as the archived corpus shows, the first interval certificate for a square-in-square bound; 5.2337e-5 tighter than the robust rational route on the same packing.
Next rung
V4 and C4 need two adversarial AI reviews by distinct reviewers and a human oversight record, and none is retained. An exact-algebraic confirmation of the same witness would be shown beside the rung as a second machine method; the standing reported-value promotion question is the owner's evidence-contract decision, not a rung.
Novelty
apparently-novel Not found in the recorded search, subject to its stated gaps

The case

Case record

n=29

5.815.934
567
5.3856.385
nn+1

Proven

5.81000≤s(29)≤5.933834

  • numerical

Citation record n-029

lowerwand125 after Tokoharu, Levy et al. 2026, GitHub (confirmed T-108)

upperSchadt & Ellsworth, Squares in Squares (reported)

Open

  • optimality
  • exact value

The case record

LowerUpper
Gap0.12383346…

Results on the case

13 results in the register on n=29, oldest first, each with what it established and how it stands now.

  1. 2005 published T-007

    s(n)≥min(⌈n⌉,n−2⌊n⌋+1+1) for 4≤n≤324

    V0 C1 lower bound incomplete on this case, superseded by T-108

    Nagamochi · Nagamochi 2005 · source · register

  2. 2026-08-29 established T-009 this result

    s(29)≤5.933833…, by a Krawczyk interval certificate

    V3 C3 upper bound confirmed

    Levy · register

  3. 2026-09-04 published T-085

    Nagamochi 2005, Lemma 1 is false for every container with a>3 and b>2

    V3 C3 correction confirmed

    Karakuş; chelokot · Karakuş 2026 · chelokot Nagamochi counterexample 2026 · packet · register

  4. 2026-09-22 published T-044

    Weighted point lower bounds for ten counts in n=26…72, plus seven from the same files

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 point bounds 2026 · packet · source · review · register

  5. 2026-09-22 published T-047

    s(11)≥381/100; s(n)≥1377/250 for n=26…28; s(n)≥571/100 for n=29…31

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-108

    Tokoharu after Levy, wand125, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · Tokoharu density 2026 · packet · source · review · register

  6. 2026-09-27 published T-046

    Rectangle-density lower bounds reported for 48 counts in n=18…95

    V0 C0 lower bound recorded superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026 · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · register

  7. 2026-09-28 published T-070

    Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 25 counts in n=29…95

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-09-28 · packet · packet · source · review · register

  8. 2026-09-29 published T-058

    Rectangle-certificate ceiling α·UB(n) proved for n=1..100; B·UB(n) on 64 grid rows

    V3 C3 method limit confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Daniel · wand125 tools 2026 · packet · register

  9. 2026-09-29 published T-083

    s(n)≥1/2+n−⌊n⌋+1/4 for every nonsquare 8≤n≤324

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on this case, superseded by T-108

    Karakuş · Karakuş 2026 · source · register

  10. 2026-10-01 published T-068

    Rectangle-density lower bounds verified at 34 counts in n=19…95

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on this case, superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · source · review · register

  11. 2026-10-01 published T-074

    Rectangle-density lower bounds replayed at 31 counts in n=19…95

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed on this case, superseded by T-108

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 rectangle bounds 2026-10-01 · packet · packet · source · review · register

  12. 2026-10-06 published T-108

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound verified at n=29, on a declared net

    V3 C3 lower bound confirmed

    wand125 after Tokoharu, Levy, Stromquist, Nagamochi, Burns, Massaccesi · wand125 mixed bounds check2 2026-10-06 · packet · source · review · register

  13. 2026-10-10 published T-132

    Mixed rectangle-measure lower bound s(29)≥291/50 reported, on a 2,073-direction declared net

    V0 C0 lower bound recorded

    wand125 after Tokoharu and Levy · wand125 fine-net n29 2026-10-10 · packet · register