recursion jets — F_p genesis jets

four genesis jets for nox. committed in genesis BBG state. make recursive proof composition and general-purpose polynomial computation practical.

hash is a separate genesis jet — see hash.

jets

# name signature exec cost constraints pure cost
0 poly_eval poly_eval(coeffs, point) → F_p N ~N ~2N
1 merkle_verify merkle_verify(root, leaf, path, index) → {0,1} d×200 ~d×736 d×~210
2 fri_fold fri_fold(poly_layer, challenge) → poly_layer_next N/2 ~N/2 ~N
3 ntt ntt(values, direction) → transformed values N×log(N) ~N×log(N) ~2N×log(N)

role in current architecture

with Brakedown (Merkle-free PCS), the zheng verifier is pure field arithmetic. canonical verifier cost is ~825 constraints (CCS jet + batch) — see zheng/specs/verifier.md.

jet verifier role general role
poly_eval Brakedown opening verification any polynomial evaluation (Horner)
merkle_verify not used by Brakedown verifier cross-system interop, legacy content proofs
fri_fold not used by Brakedown verifier FRI-based protocols, cross-system interop
ntt not used by Brakedown verifier polynomial multiplication, ring operations

poly_eval is verifier-critical. merkle_verify, fri_fold, and ntt are general-purpose computation jets retained for cross-system interoperability and domain-specific acceleration.

hardware mapping

  • poly_eval → fma (field multiply-accumulate, Horner = iterated FMA)
  • merkle_verify → p2r (Poseidon2 round) via hash jet
  • ntt → ntt (direct correspondence)
  • fri_fold → ntt + fma

PCS

Brakedown (expander-graph linear codes, Merkle-free) via Lens trait

Dimensions

recursion
zheng/specs/recursion
recursion the recursive composition protocol for zheng. HyperNova folding over CCS. per-step folding cost: ~30 field ops + 1 hemera hash. the decider runs once at the end. decider cost: ~825 constraints (CCS jet + batch + algebraic FS). folding for N independent proofs: epoch composition…
zheng/docs/explanation/recursion
recursive proof composition the most powerful property of zheng is that its verifier is a nox program. a nox program can be proved by zheng. therefore: prove the act of verification, and the result is a new proof — one that attests to the correctness of another proof. this is recursion. it is the…

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