Greedy β-expansion digits of a random x in [0,1) at base β = φ² = (3+√5)/2 ≈ 2.618. The expansion of 1 is 2·1^∞ (eventually periodic but infinite), so this β-shift is SOFIC BUT NOT a shift of finite type --- the strictly-sofic middle of the Parry trichotomy (SFT ⊂ sofic ⊂ general subshift). Ternary alphabet, entropy log φ² ≈ 0.962. A higher-entropy sofic anchor for the soficity probe, alongside the Golden-Mean β-Shift.
Fixed alphabet — only 3 distinct symbols across 16384 samples.









_(centered)/signed_log_z/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)
_(centered)/xy_path/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)

/barcode/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)
/d_curve/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)








/phi_spectrum/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)










/default/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)
/default/Phi-Squared_β-Shift.png)


| Nearest neighbor | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Moebius Function | 3.77 | cross-origin |
| Free Group F₂ Walk | 3.81 | |
| Codon Usage | 4.03 | cross-origin |
Cayley › Cayley:delta_hyp_norm | rank 4/307 | 0.2627 |
Cayley › Cayley:growth_exponent | rank 306/307 | 0.6794 |
Nonstationarity › Nonstationarity:change_quantiles_high | rank 4/307 | 0.2350 |
Zariski › Zariski:algebraic_residual | rank 4/307 | 0.0652 |
Zariski › Zariski:residual_slope | rank 305/307 | -5.7127 |