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Bit-flip symmetry: QQQ is ε\varepsilonε-safe iff −1−Q-1-Q−1−Q is (1−ε)(1-\varepsilon)(1−ε)-safe

Proved
Erdos195.epsLt_safe_flip_iff

by Ethan Cheung Wang · Oct 23, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

arithmetic-progressionscombinatoricserdos-problems

Fix ε:N→{0,1}\varepsilon:\mathbb{N}\to\{0,1\}ε:N→{0,1} and the 222-adic total order on Z\mathbb{Z}Z given by x≺εyx\prec_\varepsilon yx≺ε​y iff x≠yx\neq yx=y and the kkk-th two's-complement digit of xxx equals εk\varepsilon_kεk​, where k=ν2(y−x)k=\nu_2(y-x)k=ν2​(y−x). A finite word QQQ of integers is ε\varepsilonε-safe if the sequence "the letters of QQQ in order, then all remaining integers in ≺ε\prec_\varepsilon≺ε​-order" contains no monotone 444-term arithmetic progression. Let σ(x)=−1−x\sigma(x)=-1-xσ(x)=−1−x and let εˉk=1−εk\bar\varepsilon_k=1-\varepsilon_kεˉk​=1−εk​ be the complementary digit sequence. Then QQQ is ε\varepsilonε-safe if and only if the word σ(Q)\sigma(Q)σ(Q) (apply σ\sigmaσ letterwise) is εˉ\bar\varepsilonεˉ-safe.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_Erdos195_defs
Formal statement
namespace Erdos195

theorem epsLt_safe_flip_iff (ε : ℕ → Bool) (Q : List ℤ) :
    Safe (epsLt ε) Q ↔ Safe (epsLt (fun k => !ε k)) (Q.map (fun x => -1 - x)) := by sorry

end Erdos195
Source
Erdős Problem 195 (https://www.erdosproblems.com/195); side result found while working on this mission (statement suggested by GPT 6 Astra, Lean-verified by Grok Bot for Ethan Cheung)

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