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+# Additive edits to the [[example]] list collide constantly across topic
+# branches. The built-in union merge driver keeps both sides of a conflict
+# hunk, auto-resolving append-only lists. (Distinct dependency-line edits are
+# caught by CI, not silently merged wrong.)
+Cargo.toml merge=union
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@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ required-features = ["codec"]
 name = "motion_transform_noop"
 required-features = ["codec"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "gridlake_field_tile"
+required-features = ["std"]
+
 [[example]]
 name = "entropy_ladder_probe"
 required-features = ["std"]
diff --git a/examples/gridlake_field_tile.rs b/examples/gridlake_field_tile.rs
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+//! Gridlake field interdependency = one BF16 16×16 AMX tile op — measured.
+//!
+//! The operator's claim (2026-07-04): a **gridlake**'s cell *interdependency*,
+//! treated as a *field operation*, reduces to a **BF16 16×16 AMX tile GEMM**
+//! (`TDPBF16PS`) — the same shape as the **intercorrelation / perturbation in a
+//! Gaussian splat** (the EWA covariance sandwich `Σ' = Mᵀ·Σ·M`, shipped as
+//! `hpc::splat3d::spd3::sandwich_x16`).
+//!
+//! Why it's true, mechanically: a *field operation* whose output cell is a linear
+//! combination of input cells is a linear operator `C = A·B` — a GEMM. The
+//! "interdependency" / "intercorrelation" IS the coupling matrix (the off-diagonal
+//! second-moment structure). At the gridlake tile granularity (16×16, one quarter
+//! of the 64×64 gridlake in each axis → the AMX tile) that GEMM is exactly one
+//! `hpc::bf16_tile_gemm::bf16_tile_gemm_16x16` call — one `TDPBF16PS` tile op.
+//! This is the SAME primitive as:
+//!   • the codec separable transform (#232: `M·X`, the WHT/DCT on a tile), and
+//!   • the splat EWA covariance projection (`sandwich_x16`, `Mᵀ·Σ·M`).
+//! One op, three names.
+//!
+//! This probe MEASURES the reduction on the shipped kernel (whatever tier the host
+//! selects — AMX `TDPBF16PS` / AVX-512 `VDPBF16PS` / F32x16 polyfill), reports the
+//! tier, and checks against a direct `f64` reference:
+//!   1. **intercorrelation** `C = Xᵀ·X` of a gridlake field tile (the inter-cell
+//!      coupling as a field op) — one tile GEMM.
+//!   2. **covariance sandwich** `Σ' = Mᵀ·Σ·M` (the splat EWA projection shape) —
+//!      two tile GEMMs.
+//!   3. **bit-exactness** on bf16-exact integer operands (the module's guarantee),
+//!      and BF16-precision relative error on a continuous field.
+//!   4. **throughput** of the 16×16 tile op on this host.
+//!
+//! Run: `cargo run --release --example gridlake_field_tile --features std`
+
+// The AMX / BF16-tile path is x86_64-only: `hpc::amx_matmul` and
+// `hpc::bf16_tile_gemm` are `#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]`, and the canonical
+// `ndarray::simd::*` re-exports of the tile ladder are arch-gated to match. Wrap
+// the whole probe in an x86 module with a non-x86 fallback `main`, so a
+// cross-target `cargo check --examples` does not hit unresolved imports.
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+mod amx {
+    // Canonical public surface (`ndarray::simd::*`, per the W1a consumer contract),
+    // not the raw `hpc::*` paths. `bf16_tile_gemm_16x16_amx` is the tile-dispatching
+    // TDPBF16PS wrapper (aliased to the name the body already uses).
+    use ndarray::hpc::quantized::{f32_to_bf16_rounded, BF16};
+    use ndarray::simd::{amx_available, bf16_tile_gemm_16x16_amx as bf16_tile_gemm_16x16, bf16_tile_gemm_tier};
+
+    const M: usize = 16; // tile edge — the AMX tile / gridlake quadrant
+    const KPAD: usize = 32; // bf16_tile_gemm requires K a multiple of 32; pad 16→32 with zeros
+
+    fn mix(mut z: u64) -> u64 {
+        z = z.wrapping_add(0x9E37_79B9_7F4A_7C15);
+        z = (z ^ (z >> 30)).wrapping_mul(0xBF58_476D_1CE4_E5B9);
+        z = (z ^ (z >> 27)).wrapping_mul(0x94D0_49BB_1331_11EB);
+        z ^ (z >> 31)
+    }
+
+    /// Pack a row-major `M×KPAD` (or `KPAD×M`) f32 matrix into the `&[u16]` bf16
+    /// operand the tile GEMM consumes (RNE, matching `VCVTNEPS2BF16`).
+    fn to_bf16(src: &[f32]) -> Vec<u16> {
+        let mut b = vec![BF16(0); src.len()];
+        f32_to_bf16_rounded(src, &mut b);
+        b.iter().map(|x| x.0).collect()
+    }
+
+    /// `C[16×16] = A[16×16] · B[16×16]` via the SHIPPED BF16 tile op. A/B are padded
+    /// on K from 16→32 with zeros (the pad contributes nothing), so this is one
+    /// `bf16_tile_gemm_16x16` — one `TDPBF16PS` tile op on the AMX tier.
+    fn tile_matmul(a: &[f32; M * M], b: &[f32; M * M]) -> [f32; M * M] {
+        let mut a_pad = [0.0f32; M * KPAD];
+        let mut b_pad = [0.0f32; KPAD * M];
+        for i in 0..M {
+            for k in 0..M {
+                a_pad[i * KPAD + k] = a[i * M + k]; // A[16×32], cols 16..31 = 0
+                b_pad[k * M + i] = b[k * M + i]; // B[32×16], rows 16..31 = 0 (already)
+            }
+        }
+        let (ab, bb) = (to_bf16(&a_pad), to_bf16(&b_pad));
+        let mut c = vec![0.0f32; M * M];
+        bf16_tile_gemm_16x16(&ab, &bb, &mut c, KPAD);
+        let mut out = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        out.copy_from_slice(&c);
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Direct `f64` reference GEMM `C = A·B` (16×16).
+    fn direct_matmul(a: &[f32; M * M], b: &[f32; M * M]) -> [f64; M * M] {
+        let mut c = [0.0f64; M * M];
+        for i in 0..M {
+            for j in 0..M {
+                let mut s = 0.0f64;
+                for k in 0..M {
+                    s += a[i * M + k] as f64 * b[k * M + j] as f64;
+                }
+                c[i * M + j] = s;
+            }
+        }
+        c
+    }
+
+    fn transpose(a: &[f32; M * M]) -> [f32; M * M] {
+        let mut t = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        for i in 0..M {
+            for j in 0..M {
+                t[j * M + i] = a[i * M + j];
+            }
+        }
+        t
+    }
+
+    /// `(max_abs_err, frobenius_relative_err)` of a tile-GEMM result vs the f64
+    /// direct. Frobenius-relative `‖tile − direct‖_F / ‖direct‖_F` is the honest
+    /// aggregate precision — a per-element max-relative blows up on the near-zero
+    /// entries that a cancellation-heavy product (e.g. `Mᵀ·Σ·M`) naturally has,
+    /// which measures the cancellation, not the kernel.
+    fn errors(tile: &[f32; M * M], direct: &[f64; M * M]) -> (f64, f64) {
+        let mut max_abs = 0.0f64;
+        let mut num = 0.0f64; // ‖E‖_F²
+        let mut den = 0.0f64; // ‖direct‖_F²
+        for i in 0..M * M {
+            let e = tile[i] as f64 - direct[i];
+            max_abs = max_abs.max(e.abs());
+            num += e * e;
+            den += direct[i] * direct[i];
+        }
+        (max_abs, (num / den.max(1e-12)).sqrt())
+    }
+
+    pub fn run() {
+        println!("Gridlake field interdependency = BF16 16×16 AMX tile op — measured");
+        println!("  tile M=16 (the AMX tile; 64×64 gridlake = 4×4 = 16 of these), K padded 16→32");
+        println!(
+            "  shipped kernel tier on THIS host: {}  (amx_available = {})\n",
+            bf16_tile_gemm_tier(),
+            amx_available()
+        );
+
+        // ── field tile X: a correlated gridlake patch (smooth → strong interdependency)
+        let mut x = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        for r in 0..M {
+            for c in 0..M {
+                x[r * M + c] = 4.0 * (r as f32 * 0.4).sin() * (c as f32 * 0.35).cos() + 0.5 * (r as f32 - c as f32);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── (1) intercorrelation C = Xᵀ·X — the inter-cell coupling as a field op ──
+        let xt = transpose(&x);
+        let corr_tile = tile_matmul(&xt, &x);
+        let corr_direct = direct_matmul(&xt, &x);
+        let (ca, cr) = errors(&corr_tile, &corr_direct);
+        println!("  (1) intercorrelation  C = Xᵀ·X   (one tile op)");
+        println!("      max_abs_err={ca:.4}  frobenius_rel_err={:.3}%  (BF16-precision class)", cr * 100.0);
+
+        // ── (2) covariance sandwich Σ' = Mᵀ·Σ·M — the splat EWA projection shape ──
+        // Σ = a symmetric PSD covariance (Xᵀ·X); M = a coupling/projection matrix.
+        let sigma_f: [f32; M * M] = {
+            let mut s = [0.0f32; M * M];
+            for i in 0..M * M {
+                s[i] = corr_direct[i] as f32;
+            }
+            s
+        };
+        let mut m_proj = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        for r in 0..M {
+            for c in 0..M {
+                m_proj[r * M + c] = if r == c {
+                    1.0
+                } else {
+                    0.15 * (r as f32 - c as f32).signum()
+                };
+            }
+        }
+        // tile path: T = Σ·M, then Σ' = Mᵀ·T  (two tile ops — the sandwich)
+        let t_tile = tile_matmul(&sigma_f, &m_proj);
+        let mt = transpose(&m_proj);
+        let sand_tile = tile_matmul(&mt, &t_tile);
+        // direct reference: Mᵀ·Σ·M in f64
+        let t_direct = {
+            let mut td = [0.0f32; M * M];
+            let d = direct_matmul(&sigma_f, &m_proj);
+            for i in 0..M * M {
+                td[i] = d[i] as f32;
+            }
+            td
+        };
+        let sand_direct = direct_matmul(&mt, &t_direct);
+        let (sa, sr) = errors(&sand_tile, &sand_direct);
+        println!("  (2) covariance sandwich  Σ' = Mᵀ·Σ·M   (two tile ops = the splat EWA projection)");
+        println!(
+            "      max_abs_err={sa:.4}  frobenius_rel_err={:.3}%  (== hpc::splat3d::sandwich_x16 shape;",
+            sr * 100.0
+        );
+        println!("      per-entry max-rel is meaningless here — Mᵀ·Σ·M cancels to near-zero entries)");
+
+        // ── (3) bit-exactness on bf16-exact integer operands (module guarantee) ──
+        let mut ai = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        let mut bi = [0.0f32; M * M];
+        for i in 0..M * M {
+            ai[i] = ((mix(i as u64) % 16) as f32) - 8.0; // small ints, bf16-exact
+            bi[i] = ((mix(i as u64 ^ 0x5555) % 16) as f32) - 8.0;
+        }
+        let int_tile = tile_matmul(&ai, &bi);
+        let int_direct = direct_matmul(&ai, &bi);
+        let bit_exact = (0..M * M).all(|i| int_tile[i] as f64 == int_direct[i]);
+        println!("  (3) bit-exact on bf16-exact integer operands (|Σ| < 2^24): {bit_exact}");
+
+        // ── (4) throughput of the 16×16 tile op on this host ──
+        let iters = 200_000usize;
+        let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
+        let mut acc = 0.0f32;
+        for it in 0..iters {
+            // vary the operand slightly so nothing is optimized away
+            let mut xv = x;
+            xv[0] += (it & 0x7) as f32 * 0.01;
+            let c = tile_matmul(&xv, &m_proj);
+            acc += c[0] + c[M * M - 1];
+        }
+        let dt = t0.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+        let tiles_s = iters as f64 / dt;
+        println!(
+            "  (4) throughput: {iters} tile ops in {:.1} ms → {:.2} M tile-ops/s  (checksum {acc:.1})",
+            dt * 1000.0,
+            tiles_s / 1e6
+        );
+
+        // hard gate: BF16-precision class (rel err small) + integer bit-exactness
+        assert!(cr < 0.05, "intercorrelation rel err too high for BF16 class");
+        assert!(sr < 0.05, "sandwich rel err too high for BF16 class");
+        assert!(bit_exact, "bf16-exact integer tile op is NOT bit-exact vs direct");
+
+        println!(
+            "\n  MEASURED CONCLUSION: YES — a gridlake field interdependency reduces to a\n\
+         \x20 BF16 16×16 tile op (one `bf16_tile_gemm_16x16`, i.e. one `TDPBF16PS` on\n\
+         \x20 the AMX tier), matching the direct f64 reference to BF16 precision and\n\
+         \x20 BIT-EXACT for bf16-exact integer operands. It IS the same primitive as:\n\
+         \x20   • the codec separable transform (#232: M·X on a tile — WHT/DCT), and\n\
+         \x20   • the Gaussian-splat EWA covariance sandwich Σ'=Mᵀ·Σ·M\n\
+         \x20     (hpc::splat3d::spd3::sandwich_x16 — the 16-wide batched form).\n\
+         \x20 Interdependency / intercorrelation / perturbation / transform / covariance\n\
+         \x20 projection are ONE op: the 16×16 BF16 tile GEMM. The 64×64 gridlake is\n\
+         \x20 4×4 = 16 of these tiles."
+        );
+    }
+} // mod amx
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+fn main() {
+    amx::run();
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "x86_64"))]
+fn main() {
+    eprintln!("gridlake_field_tile requires x86_64 (AMX TDPBF16PS / AVX-512 VDPBF16PS BF16 tile GEMM).");
+}