Terminal d2-cage #
Kernelization of draft (6.9)--(6.14) and attempt 12, Section 2. Distances
are unsquared here because the edge--diagonal inequalities are additive.
The finite branch counts are kept explicit, so the equality and q=d₃
boundaries cannot disappear inside prose.
Draft (6.11): the two central ED inequalities and the top-two gap force
Vs≤d₂ as well as Vw<Vs.
Right branch (6.13), Vs=d₂: a d₃ partner has second-center radius
d₁ or d₂ before the metric split.
Long regime, including equality: (6.13) collapses the two right d₃
circle slots to the single d₁ radius.
Draft (2.15)/(6.14): in the short regime, terminal ED and the top-three
gap force q=d₂; the entire q≤d₃ branch, including equality, is excluded.
Regime 1 package: the right branch loses one slot, so the crude seven
becomes 3+1+1+1=6.
Complete metric split of the terminal d₂ cage. Equality is included
in the first branch by ≤; strict failure invokes the q=d₂/left-collapse
package.