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Anderson4D.HeppTree.BranchExcess

Branch excess and the final geometric exponent bound #

For a valid Hepp tree, the sum of childCount - 1 over branching vertices is exactly leafCount - 1. Since a branching vertex has at least two children, its child count is at most twice this excess. Combined with the ancestor-scale geometric sum from ScaleGeometric, this proves the combinatorial part of paper equation (5.27).

Recursive sum of childCount - 1 over a tree.

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    Euler identity for a valid rooted tree, in subtraction-free form.

    The subtraction form of the valid-tree Euler identity.

    The recursive excess is the sum of childCount - 1 over all vertices.

    Non-branching vertices contribute zero to the excess sum.

    In a valid tree, the sum of branch child counts is at most twice the total branch excess.

    Valid-tree form of the branching-count estimate in paper (5.27).

    Paper (5.27): after reordering by the lower branch vertex, the ancestor scale ratios cost at most 2 * leafCount in total.