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Let ''r'' be odd and ''r'' ≥ 3. Consider the following abstract sizes for the interval class (''k''-steps) reached by stacking ''r'' generators:
Let ''r'' be odd and ''r'' ≥ 3. Consider the following abstract sizes for the interval class (''k''-steps) reached by stacking ''r'' generators:
# from g<sub>1</sub> ... g<sub>1</sub>, we get a<sub>1</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2*g<sub>0</sub> + g<sub>1</sub> = (''r'' + 1/2) g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; 1/2) g<sub>2</sub>  
# from g<sub>1</sub> ... g<sub>1</sub>, we get a<sub>1</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2*g + g<sub>1</sub> = ceil(''r''/2) g<sub>1</sub> + floor(''r''/2) g<sub>2</sub>  
# from g<sub>2</sub> ... g<sub>2</sub>, we get a<sub>2</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2*g<sub>0</sub> + g<sub>2</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1/2) g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' + 1/2) g<sub>2</sub>
# from g<sub>2</sub> ... g<sub>2</sub>, we get a<sub>2</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2*g + g<sub>2</sub> = floor(''r''/2) g<sub>1</sub> + ceil(''r''/2) g<sub>2</sub>
# from g<sub>2</sub> (...even # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub> g<sub>3</sub> g<sub>1</sub> (...even # of gens...) g<sub>2</sub>, we get a<sub>3</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2 g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; 1)/2 g<sub>2</sub> + g<sub>3</sub> ≡ (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 3/2)g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 1/2)g<sub>2</sub> mod e.
# from g<sub>2</sub> (...even # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub> g<sub>3</sub> g<sub>1</sub> (...even # of gens...) g<sub>2</sub>, we get a<sub>3</sub> = (''r'' &minus; 1)/2 g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; 1)/2 g<sub>2</sub> + g<sub>3</sub> ≡ (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 3/2)g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 1/2)g<sub>2</sub> mod e.
# from g<sub>1</sub> (...odd # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub> g<sub>3</sub> g<sub>1</sub> (...odd # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub>, we get a<sub>4</sub> = (''r'' + 1)/2 g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; 3)/2 g<sub>2</sub> + g<sub>3</sub> ≡ (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 1/2)g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 3/2)g<sub>2</sub> mod e.
# from g<sub>1</sub> (...odd # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub> g<sub>3</sub> g<sub>1</sub> (...odd # of gens...) g<sub>1</sub>, we get a<sub>4</sub> = (''r'' + 1)/2 g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; 3)/2 g<sub>2</sub> + g<sub>3</sub> ≡ (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 1/2)g<sub>1</sub> + (''r'' &minus; ''n''/2 &minus; 3/2)g<sub>2</sub> mod e.