Moebius Function

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What It Is

Moebius mu(n) in {-1, 0, +1} --- 0 on non-squarefree n (~39.2% by density), (-1)^omega(n) on squarefree n. Generator of multiplicative number theory via the identity sum_{d|n} mu(d) = [n=1]; stationary ternary sequence whose partial sum is Mertens.

Interpretation

Standard analysis sees: bounded / light-tailed; few distinct values; aperiodic / broadband; homoskedastic; monofractal; high-dimensional / space-filling; stationary. The atlas finds no named structure, but the source is distinctively extreme on Persistent Homology:h1_total_persistence (+3.6z) — beyond what the standard bank predicts for it.

What standard analysis sees
tail heaviness0.14
asymmetry0.36
occupancy0.09
short-range corr0.24
long-range memory0.30
spectral colour0.79
periodicity0.15
complexity0.62
time-irreversibility0.31
volatility clustering0.06
multifractality0.07
dimensionality0.99
nonstationarity0.12
What the atlas adds
Atlas-extreme metrics the standard bank can’t predict for this source
Persistent Homology:h1_total_persistence+3.6zbank-miss 1.2σ
SL(2,ℝ) (Thurston):parabolic_fraction+3.3zbank-miss 2.7σ
Boltzmann:dominant_lag+3.3zbank-miss 1.8σ
Zariski:algebraic_residual+3.1zbank-miss 3.6σ

Composition

dtypeint8
range[-1, 1]
unique values3 / 16384
mean ± std-0.00397 ± 0.78

Fixed alphabet — only 3 distinct symbols across 16384 samples.

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Atlas Position

Nearest neighborDistance
Free Group F₂ Walk4.35cross-domain
Categorical Sensor4.52cross-domain
Codon Usage4.52cross-domain

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Which Geometries Light Up

CayleyCayley:delta_hyp_normrank 2/2980.2628
Mostow RigidityMostow Rigidity:spectral_rigidityrank 1/2981.0000
Mostow RigidityMostow Rigidity:volume_rigidityrank 1/2980.9741
Persistent HomologyPersistent Homology:h1_total_persistencerank 3/2980.8284
ZariskiZariski:algebraic_residualrank 1/2980.0716
ZariskiZariski:residual_sloperank 298/298-5.7252
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