A classical result of Andr\'asfai, Erd\H{o}s, and S\'os states that every $n$-vertex graph with odd girth at least $2k+1$ and minimum degree larger than $\frac{2n}{2k+1}$ is bipartite. Rather than imposing a minimum-degree condition, in this paper we investigate conditions on algebraic connectivity that force graphs of given odd girth to have a simple structure. The algebraic connectivity of a graph $G$, denoted by $\mu_2(G)$, is the second smallest eigenvalue of its Laplacian matrix. Our main results are as follows. 1. Every $n$-vertex triangle-free graph $G$ with $\mu_2(G)\geq \frac{n}{3}$ is bipartite. Moreover, the constant $\frac{1}{3}$ is asymptotically best possible. 2. For $k\geq 3$, every $n$-vertex graph $G$ of odd girth at least $2k+1$ with $\mu_2(G)>\frac{4n}{6k-1}$ is bipartite. 3. For $k\geq 22$, every $n$-vertex graph $G$ of odd girth at least $2k+1$ with $\mu_2(G)>\frac{3456n}{k^3}$ is bipartite. Moreover, the term $k^{-3}$ is asymptotically best possible.
Recursive self-improvement (RSI) lets a system improve the model-building machinery from its own failures, so every later model inherits the gain. Yet RSI has been validated almost exclusively on coding and formal benchmarks such as science QA and mathematics. This format bound limits RSI to improvement within a machine-checkable slice, not general capability where questions are open and correctness is settled by argument, replication, or measurement. We argue RSI must next operate across real, diverse scientific, engineering, and meta-scientific domains, not where formal evaluation is merely tractable. To that end we present MetaRSI-v1, where improvement is the scheduled composition of three typed operators over one unified paradigm. Data-RSI amplifies existing competence and marks its boundary; Harness-RSI edits a five-slot scaffold without touching weights; Model-RSI internalizes capability into parameters through bounded training. Sharing one loop kernel and artifact vocabulary, they make data, scaffold, and model changes composable rather than exclusive. A two-axis optimizer jointly decides operator order and each operator's proposal policy, while a meta-level policy revises the schedule across terms. We validate MetaRSI-v1 under the field's standard evaluations, on code and closed-form science, with no external teacher: the target model plays every role in its own loop. MetaRSI-v1 reframes self-improvement from a single-surface edit to a composition across the full model-production pipeline, opening two paths: a model route internalizing capability through training, and a harness route leaving weights untouched and thus extending self-improvement to any model reachable through an interface, with Data-RSI redefined as the shared substrate feeding both. The framework further yields refutable laws on where loops exist, how operators compose, and what supervision buys.
Zi-Hang Tan, Lei-Xin Sun, Zi-Tong Shi et al.· 0 citations
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