Thus positive momentum error reduces the focusing and phase advance; negative error moves toward the overfocused unstable boundary. The unexpanded symmetric stability condition is ∣f0∣(1+δ)>d/2, with 1+δ>0, within the ultrarelativistic energy scaling. Its natural chromaticity per cell is d(μ/2π)/dδ=−tan(μ0/2)/π. Away from the ultrarelativistic limit replace the displayed first-order energy error by δ/β02. Linearizing at a stability boundary is singular and needs separate treatment.