Three candidate transitions show that series membership follows the shared anchor. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.
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Candidate anchor check
The series anchor is ground. Candidate ground to middle has gap 4 joules and accepted bit 1.
g→m,gap=4J,accepted=1
Candidate anchor check
The series anchor is ground. Candidate ground to top has gap 15 joules and accepted bit 1.
g→t,gap=15J,accepted=1
Candidate anchor check
The series anchor is ground. Candidate middle to top has gap 11 joules and accepted bit 0.