Paper Citation Record · LEDGER

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning

As of 23 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 12 of 12 outbound references and 2 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2604.18419.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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Coverage vector

measured 12 of 12 reference resolution

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Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

measured 14 of 14 standing notices

One-hop event checks from named stored sources.

Source: scholarly_work_events, retraction_status_cache, observed 2026-08-22T06:32:14.747728+00:00

measured 2 of 2 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-08-02T08:18:04.268676Z

measured 0 of 1 external citation measurements

A source-named dated measurement, never combined with another source.

Source: pith, observed 2026-07-08T04:04:29.248109Z

Reference resolution

12 of 12 outbound references displayed

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unresolved11
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External citation measurements

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Outbound references

Observation c4d1688a-8cb4-4ac8-b9dd-5f562cc8273a · outbound

This paper cites Thus, � β�� 1:T−1 �� ⊥ � � β�� 1:T−1 ��.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Thus, � β�� 1:T−1 �� ⊥ � � β�� 1:T−1 ��

Reference 1

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation a78f8c40-f136-44db-ba74-2adfd6fe95c6 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Unresolved cited work

Reference 2

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 8508dc25-c8b7-4cc7-ac95-632a9fc1ffb4 · outbound

This paper cites Thus, � β�� 1:T−2 �� ⊥ � � β�� 1:T−2 ��.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Thus, � β�� 1:T−2 �� ⊥ � � β�� 1:T−2 ��

Reference 3

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 8220cef5-6b6b-4417-9378-421a8ac857d0 · outbound

This paper cites Again, ��1:T−2 �� 1:T−2 �� 1:T−2 ��.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Again, ��1:T−2 �� 1:T−2 �� 1:T−2 ��

Reference 4

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 5a3b8b30-15fe-4e29-82a3-0ddd3996f44e · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Unresolved cited work

Reference 5

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 17dec0cf-bf06-4a80-867d-d52dd38643e7 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Unresolved cited work

Reference 6

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 0a6e083e-76e6-4a1d-94e1-836e907943e1 · outbound

This paper cites Proof of Sub-claim 2.We proceed by backward induction on�.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Proof of Sub-claim 2.We proceed by backward induction on�

Reference 7

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

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Observation e8cbd072-d01c-4890-b8d8-de4049110ffa · outbound

This paper cites This ensures that ��α� correctly estimates the true probability of correctness at the point where abstention is triggered.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning This ensures that ��α� correctly estimates the true probability of correctness at the point where abstention is triggered

Reference 8

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation 93cb1680-89a2-4fb8-a603-fe8112d8e1e2 · outbound

This paper cites This ensures coherence: higher estimated values correspond to higher true probabilities.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning This ensures coherence: higher estimated values correspond to higher true probabilities

Reference 9

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

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Observation 65be6ed7-617c-4303-a55c-7dddee80915f · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning Unresolved cited work

Reference 10

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation d97d7885-4a38-4645-bf4d-74b587141fed · outbound

This paper cites This means different thresholds yield different calibration functions �M,α.

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning This means different thresholds yield different calibration functions �M,α

Reference 11

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Observation a7f73355-1654-414f-9da1-7ef6d3c35bfa · outbound

This paper cites �� .

Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning ��

Reference 12

Resolution: malformed identifier; no resolver link, observed 2026-07-12T18:58:46.789970Z

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Pith citing papers

Observation 991a5813-7a35-4d75-9ad9-b45434cb1bd6 · inbound

Doomed from the Start: Early Abort of LLM Agent Episodes via a Recall-Controlled Probe Cascade cites this paper.

Doomed from the Start: Early Abort of LLM Agent Episodes via a Recall-Controlled Probe Cascade Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning

Reference 8

Resolution: verified exact; local_arxiv, observed 2026-07-08T04:04:29.249376Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-22T06:32:14.747728+00:00.

Observation 23d3278e-81e4-46f7-a233-fc1b77fb12f7 · inbound

Doomed from the Start: Early Abort of LLM Agent Episodes via a Recall-Controlled Probe Cascade cites this paper.

Doomed from the Start: Early Abort of LLM Agent Episodes via a Recall-Controlled Probe Cascade Knowing When to Quit: A Principled Framework for Dynamic Abstention in LLM Reasoning

Reference 2024

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-08-02T08:18:04.268676Z

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