From d818dd9958e95d56e3b799416e8e11c76ec72cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viktor Mikhalkin Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:27:47 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] docs: acknowledge project inspiration --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 558cce9..ce5d49f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ deposit. Issues and independent reproduction attempts are welcome — in particular, reports of the build failing either probe on a toolchain we have not tested. +## Acknowledgments + +This project was initiated by a suggestion from +[Ilya Scheblanov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-scheblanov-87023727) to +explore whether AI-assisted research could produce a new method for solving +general linear systems from first principles. The author is grateful for the +idea and encouragement that set this work in motion. + ## License Apache License 2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [NOTICE](NOTICE). From 2c29c937de2686f38acc9726ceb4c0fc004fec7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viktor Mikhalkin Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] docs: update publication metadata --- CITATION.cff | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff index f8a9ec1..842ef25 100644 --- a/CITATION.cff +++ b/CITATION.cff @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type: software authors: - given-names: Viktor family-names: Mikhalkin - # orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000' # add if you have one + orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4954-2300' repository-code: 'https://github.com/metronforge/affine-bundle-solver' abstract: >- A dense solver architecture for real linear equality systems Ax=b that @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ keywords: - verified numerical linear algebra license: Apache-2.0 version: 0.4.4 # x-release-please-version -date-released: '2026-09-07' +date-released: '2026-09-13' # Uncomment and fill once the preprint and Zenodo archive exist: # identifiers: # - type: doi From 70a200e8e51b8dfed41dcaec0ab162cfaad30028 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viktor Mikhalkin Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:28:51 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] docs: add acknowledgments and AI disclosure --- paper.tex | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index e4b4498..3b57732 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \title{Affine-Bundle Solvers for General Linear Equality Systems:\\ Independently Verifiable Nearby-Status Certificates and Information-Adaptive Routing} \author{Viktor Mikhalkin} -\date{August 2026} +\date{September 2026} \begin{document} \maketitle @@ -975,6 +975,25 @@ \subsection{Irregular spherical-harmonic recovery} classification on an analytic rank-collapse example; no application timing claim is attached to them. +\section*{Acknowledgments} +The author thanks Ilya Scheblanov for suggesting the initial question of whether +artificial intelligence could assist in developing a new method for solving +general linear systems from first principles. This suggestion provided the +intellectual impetus for the project. The subsequent mathematical development, +formulation of the affine-bundle framework, software implementation, +computational experiments, verification, and interpretation were carried out +under the author's direction. The author assumes full responsibility for all +claims, conclusions, and remaining errors. + +\section*{Declaration of AI-assisted research} +Generative AI tools provided by OpenAI, including ChatGPT and Codex, were used +for exploratory ideation, iterative hypothesis development, software drafting +and review, computational experimentation, and editorial preparation. The +author determined the research direction, selected and evaluated the +mathematical constructions, established the validation criteria, reviewed the +generated material, and accepts full responsibility for the final manuscript, +software, and scientific claims. + \bibliographystyle{plainnat} \bibliography{references} \end{document} From 0004039d2619115e85beb3ce71bf69b65ff27748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viktor Mikhalkin Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:29:53 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] chore: refresh manuscript integrity hash --- experiments/manuscript_performance_claims.json | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/experiments/manuscript_performance_claims.json b/experiments/manuscript_performance_claims.json index 145cebb..92185b3 100644 --- a/experiments/manuscript_performance_claims.json +++ b/experiments/manuscript_performance_claims.json @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ "schema_version": 1, "manuscript": { "path": "paper.tex", - "sha256": "36d41fdfaf688215074a54232eff255921d61cfe12697aac12a43456135baef0" + "sha256": "8c97769294f96c4d12f67e3db8e427f23802dea5afc2468ce6bcdee8ff5fe342" }, "candidate_artifact": { "source_sha": "67eef1fbda6f7486357cba200f01c9f355ac854a",