Independent ICML 2026 reproduction

Strong Convexity Does Not Beat the Frank-Wolfe Square-Root Barrier

A 240-digit constructive recurrence, exact 2-D vector replay, and nine horizon-specific lower-bound witnesses.

16,384
forward steps
1.8e-91
vector replay error
-0.5024
iteration-gap slope
0
envelope violations
Frank-Wolfe lower-bound audit
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