Resolves three problems in alien calculus and Stokes constants for non-holomorphic functions, suggesting important implications for further research.
We resolve the three open problems stated in Paper 11, §5.2 for the non-holomorphic Class A iteration zₙ₊₁ = Kz|Im z|^α + c. (1) Sign of S₁ᴬ: Picard–Lefschetz analysis of the half-thimble J₁ at the endpoint saddle t=1 determines sgn(S₁ᴬ) = −1, verified computationally by watson_borel_alien.py at α ∈ {1/4, 1/2, 3/4}. (2) Écalle alien calculus for Class B: the alien-derivative structure Δ̇_ω Φ = S₁ᴮ Φ′ governs the doubly-iterated resurgence with natural variable u = 1/ln ln K. (3) Analytic |S₁ᴬ(α)|: the three Paper 11 anchors lie on a universal curve |S₁ᴬ(α)| ≈ α1/3(1 + c(1−α)), with exact exponent β = 1/3 from cubic turning-point geometry and leading correction c ≈ −0.073. Sets the stage for the full α-dependence law in Paper 14. Part of the Non-Holomorphic Fractal Series by Michael Bird, Independent Researcher, Reno, Nevada.
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