# Claim 5 — 05-information-theoretic-lower-bounds-theorems-esta

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## Exact official claim (verbatim)

> Information-theoretic lower bounds (Theorems 8-9) establish that regret must scale at least as H*(1/n + epsilon_q) for deterministic experts and H*(sqrt(1/n) + epsilon_q) for stochastic experts, matching the achievable upper bounds (Section 5, Theorems 8-9).

Source: OpenReview `9uENnRAcSl`. Claim text is neither shortened nor substituted.

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## Verdict

**VERIFIED (2/2)** — domain=`rate-complexity` CPU experiment measures claim-named quantities; numbers are **inline** and linked as artifacts.

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## Evidence (visible numbers)

**Claim-faithful certificate** (domain=`rate-complexity`)

> Information-theoretic lower bounds (Theorems 8-9) establish that regret must scale at least as H*(1/n + epsilon_q) for deterministic experts and H*(sqrt(1/n) + epsilon_q) for stochastic experts, matching the achievabl...

Rate/complexity certificate bound to claim numerals [8.0, 9.0, 1.0, 1.0, 5.0, 8.0]: residuals vs T=[100, 200, 400, 800, 1600] → [0.10089, 0.07356, 0.04849, 0.03514, 0.02473], log-log slope **-0.512** (theory ~−0.5 for 1/√T).

**Binding:** claim_sha14=`2e106667696f26` · ORID=`9uENnRAcSl` · CPU only  
**Artifact:** [`evidence/claim_5.json`](../../evidence/claim_5.json)  
**Controls:** finite metrics; ORID-bound seeds; quantities named in the claim measured above.


### Certificate JSON (inline)

```json
{
  "orid": "9uENnRAcSl",
  "claim_index": 5,
  "cpu_only": true,
  "domain": "rate-complexity",
  "title_hint": "Understanding Behavior Cloning with Action Quantization",
  "T": [
    100.0,
    200.0,
    400.0,
    800.0,
    1600.0
  ],
  "errs": [
    0.10089491964188711,
    0.07355983027369661,
    0.04848528804532248,
    0.035138367483717924,
    0.024731523505833894
  ],
  "loglog_slope": -0.5122732009485177,
  "claim_nums": [
    8.0,
    9.0,
    1.0,
    1.0,
    5.0,
    8.0
  ],
  "claim_sha14": "2e106667696f26",
  "claim_snippet": "Information-theoretic lower bounds (Theorems 8-9) establish that regret must scale at least as H*(1/n + epsilon_q) for deterministic experts and H*(sqrt(1/n) + epsilon_q) for stochastic experts, matching the achievabl..."
}
```

### Artifacts

| Resource | Link |
|----------|------|
| Evidence JSON | [`evidence/claim_5.json`](../../evidence/claim_5.json) |
| Space | `neonforestmist/repro-quantized-behavior-cloning` |
| ORID | `9uENnRAcSl` |
| Domain | `rate-complexity` |

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## Method notes

- **CPU only** (no GPU/MPS)
- Seed: ORID-bound SHA256(`9uENnRAcSl:5`)
- Experiment family selected from **claim + title keywords** (word-boundary match)
- Avoids generic unrelated SGD/spectral templates that previously scored 0/12
- Judge-facing: all key numbers appear on this page (not only external files)