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In C2 combinatorial mechanical metamaterials, geometric obstructions to realizing prescribed defect patterns first occur at exactly 64 layers for 2x4 cross-sections and 24 layers for 3x3 cross-sections, which can be resolved using an exact minimum-repair algorithm. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish an exact mathematical theory governing when prescribed defect patterns are geometrically realizable in C2 combinatorial metamaterials and determine the minimum modifications needed to resolve obstructions.

September 8, 2026Open Access

Sharp slab obstructions and minimum repairs in C2 combinatorial metamaterials

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To establish an exact mathematical theory governing when prescribed defect patterns are geometrically realizable in C2 combinatorial metamaterials and determine the minimum modifications needed to resolve obstructions.
Applied a slice-signature reduction to map 3D discrete orientation constraints onto finite covering and graph vertex-coverage problems.
Utilized symbolic criteria, finite geometry, excess-budget reductions, binary separation certificates, and exhaustive computational search to verify obstruction bounds.
Developed a linear-time minimum-repair algorithm based on edge-Hamming distance for arbitrary fixed cross-sections following precomputation.
Proved every parity-admissible target on 2 x 2 x c and 2 x 3 x c lattices is realizable for all heights, whereas the first geometric obstruction on 2 x 4 cross-sections occurs at exactly 64 layers (with a sharp 96-layer compressed witness bound).
Demonstrated that the first obstruction on 3 x 3 cross-sections emerges at exactly 24 layers, establishing that all parity-admissible targets through 23 layers are realizable.
Confirmed that explicit minimal obstructions on 2 x 4 x 64 and 3 x 3 x 24 configurations exhibit an optimal edge-Hamming repair distance of two.

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Theoretical analysis characterizes defect realizability and minimum repair distances in mechanical metamaterials, revealing exact height thresholds for geometric obstructions.

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K. Fathi (2026) studied this question.

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Theoretical analysis characterizes defect realizability and minimum repair distances in mechanical metamaterials, revealing exact height thresholds for geometric obstructions.

Sharp slab obstructions and minimum repairs in C2 combinatorial metamaterials

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