Precision measurement reveals incomplete convergence of gap ratio statistics to GUE prediction in Riemann zeros, suggesting novel mechanisms.
We report the first precision measurement of the rate at which the gap ratio statistic`<r>` of Riemann zeta zeros converges to the GUE prediction. Using Platt's high-precision zeros up to height T ~ 3x10^10 (log T = 24), together with Odlyzko's tables at lower heights, we construct a 21-point dataset spanning log T = 9.7 to 24.1 and find `<r>`(T) = 0.59891(13) + 1.245(40)/log^2(T), with chi^2/dof = 0.50. The asymptotic value R_inf = 0.59891 lies 6.1 sigma below the GUE limit R_GUE = 0.59971, indicating incomplete convergence at log T = 24. The first-order term b/log T is consistent with zero (b = 0.019 +/- 0.043), explained by the symmetry r(s1,s2) = r(s2,s1) and the antisymmetry of the Berry-Keating first-order correction. We identify the physical mechanism: Riemann zeros have a narrower spacing distribution than GUE (std(s) < std_GUE) and stronger anti-correlation (Corr(s_n,sₙ₊₁) < Corr_GUE), both converging as 1/log^2(T). Decomposing: c_std = +1.60 (+128%) and c_corr = -0.36 (-29%), reproducing 99.5% of the measured coefficient. Independent confirmation comes from the number variance Sigma^2(L,T) and spectral rigidity Delta_3(L,T), which exhibit the Bogomolny-Keating saturation at L_cross = log T/(2*pi).
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