even_level: extend to n=25 -- second internally-6-connected core, also bridge-derived

Enumerate non-Hamiltonian cyclically-5-connected cubic planar graphs by
running plantri -c5 -d for n in {23,25,26} (n=24 already in the previous
commit) and filtering for non-Hamiltonian dual:
  n=23  -> 0 of 1970   (recomputes Faulkner-Younger minimality)
  n=24  -> 1 of 6833   (the Tutte/Fig 2.10 graph)
  n=25  -> 1 of 23384  (new; unique 46-vertex one)
  n=26  -> 0 of 82625

Both T (n=24) and T_25 (n=25) verified internally 6-connected by exhaustive
5-cut scan: every 5-cut is the neighborhood of a degree-5 vertex. This is
the strongest connectivity a planar triangulation can have and the level
at which Birkhoff-style reductions terminate, so both are genuinely
irreducible bases of any decomposition argument.

T_25 is also bridge-derived: witness Even Level Graph from source 24
(max level 4) at depth 2, orbit only 3114 states. Forward switches:
remove {21,23} add {22,24}; remove {3,5} add {1,6}. Both adds are bridges
of the even parity subgraph. Same witness signature as T (minimum total
Betti, tiny orbit, depth 2).

New subsection "Beyond n=24: enumeration and the next 5-connected core",
abstract extended, new Figure 7 (core_n25_dual.png). Reproducibility
scripts: draw_core_witness.py and verify_core_witness.py (both
parametrized so they work on any 5-conn non-Ham-dual core's g6).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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"""Draw a 5-connected non-Hamiltonian-dual core (= the dual of a non-Hamiltonian
cyclically 5-connected cubic planar graph) as a parity-coloured planar graph
with the bridge edges introduced by its witness Even Level Graph highlighted.
Style matches Fig. 6 (the n=24 core).
The script picks the first valid parity partition of minimal total Betti for
which a backward bridge-orbit search returns an Even Level Graph, and prints
the witness data (source, added bridge edges).
Usage:
sage -python draw_core_witness.py <input_g6_file> <output_png_path>
"""
import sys
import os
sys.path.insert(0, '/Users/didericis/Code/math-research/papers/'
'level_resolutions_of_maximal_planar_graphs/experiments')
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
import networkx as nx
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.lines import Line2D
from sage.all import Graph # type: ignore
from tutte_dual_treecolor import dual_triangulation
from test_tutte_bridge import valid_parity_partitions_via_coloring
from test_fig210_dual_bridge import sage_to_nx
from fast_bridge import EdgeCode, parity_bridges
from test_conjecture import is_even_level_graph
EVEN_C = '#9ecae1'
ODD_C = '#fdae6b'
def betti(T, labels):
A = [v for v in T if labels[v] == 0]
B = [v for v in T if labels[v] == 1]
GA, GB = T.subgraph(A), T.subgraph(B)
return (GA.number_of_edges() - len(A) + nx.number_connected_components(GA)) + \
(GB.number_of_edges() - len(B) + nx.number_connected_components(GB))
def neighbors(code, labels, state):
G = code.graph_of(state)
ok, emb = nx.check_planarity(G)
ea = {v: set() for v in code.nodes if labels[v] == 0}
oa = {v: set() for v in code.nodes if labels[v] == 1}
for u, v in G.edges():
if labels[u] == labels[v]:
(ea if labels[u] == 0 else oa)[u].add(v)
(ea if labels[u] == 0 else oa)[v].add(u)
br = parity_bridges(ea) | parity_bridges(oa)
for u, v in G.edges():
f1 = emb.traverse_face(u, v)
if len(f1) != 3:
continue
f2 = emb.traverse_face(v, u)
if len(f2) != 3:
continue
w = next(a for a in f1 if a not in (u, v))
x = next(b for b in f2 if b not in (u, v))
if w == x or G.has_edge(w, x) or labels[w] != labels[x]:
continue
if labels[u] == labels[v] and frozenset((u, v)) not in br:
continue
yield (state & ~(1 << code.bit(u, v))) | (1 << code.bit(w, x))
def elg_src(code, labels, state):
G = code.graph_of(state)
for s in code.nodes:
cs = labels[s]
nb = set(G.neighbors(s))
if not nb or any(labels[w] == cs for w in nb):
continue
ok, lv = is_even_level_graph(G, frozenset({s}))
if ok and all((lv[v] % 2 == 0) == (labels[v] == cs) for v in code.nodes):
return s
return None
def find_witness(T, labels, cap):
code = EdgeCode(T.nodes())
s0 = code.state_of(T)
parent = {s0: None}
frontier = [s0]
W = None
while frontier and W is None and len(parent) < cap:
nf = []
for st in frontier:
if elg_src(code, labels, st) is not None:
W = st
break
for ns in neighbors(code, labels, st):
if ns not in parent:
parent[ns] = st
nf.append(ns)
if len(parent) >= cap:
break
if W or len(parent) >= cap:
break
if W:
break
frontier = nf
if W is None:
return None
path = []
c = W
while c is not None:
path.append(c)
c = parent[c]
added = []
for k in range(len(path) - 1):
A = set(map(frozenset, code.graph_of(path[k]).edges()))
B = set(map(frozenset, code.graph_of(path[k + 1]).edges()))
added.append(tuple(sorted(next(iter(B - A)))))
return elg_src(code, labels, W), added, len(path) - 1
def main():
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print('usage: draw_core_witness.py <input_g6_file> <output_png_path>')
sys.exit(1)
in_g6_path, out_png = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
g6 = open(in_g6_path).read().strip()
T, _ = dual_triangulation(sage_to_nx(Graph(g6)))
parts, _ = valid_parity_partitions_via_coloring(T)
order = sorted(range(len(parts)), key=lambda k: betti(T, parts[k]))
chosen = None
for k in order[:200]:
r = find_witness(T, parts[k], cap=40000)
if r is not None:
chosen = (k, parts[k], r)
break
if chosen is None:
print('no witness found in scanned partitions; aborting')
sys.exit(2)
k, labels, (src, added, depth) = chosen
print('partition=%d source=%d depth=%d added=%s' % (k, src, depth, added))
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 8))
pos = nx.planar_layout(T)
colors = [EVEN_C if labels[v] == 0 else ODD_C for v in T.nodes()]
hl = {frozenset(e) for e in added}
plain = [e for e in T.edges() if frozenset(e) not in hl]
nx.draw_networkx_edges(T, pos, edgelist=plain, ax=ax,
edge_color='#b0b0b0', width=0.9)
nx.draw_networkx_edges(T, pos, edgelist=[tuple(e) for e in hl], ax=ax,
edge_color='#2ca02c', width=2.6)
nx.draw_networkx_nodes(T, pos, node_color=colors, node_size=240,
edgecolors='#444444', linewidths=0.6, ax=ax)
nx.draw_networkx_labels(T, pos, font_size=8, ax=ax)
ax.margins(0.12)
ax.axis('off')
handles = [
Line2D([0], [0], marker='o', color='w', markerfacecolor=EVEN_C,
markeredgecolor='#444', markersize=9, label='even parity'),
Line2D([0], [0], marker='o', color='w', markerfacecolor=ODD_C,
markeredgecolor='#444', markersize=9, label='odd parity'),
Line2D([0], [0], color='#2ca02c', lw=2.6, label='bridge edge introduced'),
]
fig.legend(handles=handles, loc='lower center', ncol=3, fontsize=9,
frameon=False)
fig.tight_layout(rect=(0, 0.05, 1, 1))
os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out_png), exist_ok=True)
fig.savefig(out_png, dpi=160)
plt.close(fig)
print('wrote', out_png)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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"""Step-verify the bridge-derivability witness for a 5-connected
non-Hamiltonian-dual core. Same outputs as verify_fig210_witness.py
(parity partition, ELG source/max level, both removed and added edges per
forward switch, bridge-condition validity check) but parametrized so it
works on any core's graph6.
Usage:
sage -python verify_core_witness.py <input_g6_file>
"""
import sys
import os
sys.path.insert(0, '/Users/didericis/Code/math-research/papers/'
'level_resolutions_of_maximal_planar_graphs/experiments')
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
import networkx as nx
from sage.all import Graph # type: ignore
from tutte_dual_treecolor import dual_triangulation
from test_tutte_bridge import valid_parity_partitions_via_coloring
from test_fig210_dual_bridge import sage_to_nx
from fast_bridge import EdgeCode, parity_bridges
from test_conjecture import is_even_level_graph
from draw_core_witness import betti, neighbors, elg_src, find_witness
def main():
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print('usage: verify_core_witness.py <input_g6_file>')
sys.exit(1)
g6 = open(sys.argv[1]).read().strip()
T, _ = dual_triangulation(sage_to_nx(Graph(g6)))
parts, _ = valid_parity_partitions_via_coloring(T)
order = sorted(range(len(parts)), key=lambda k: betti(T, parts[k]))
chosen = None
for k in order[:200]:
r = find_witness(T, parts[k], cap=40000)
if r is not None:
chosen = (k, parts[k], r)
break
assert chosen is not None, 'no witness found'
k, labels, (src, _, _) = chosen
code = EdgeCode(T.nodes())
s0 = code.state_of(T)
parent = {s0: None}
frontier = [s0]
W = None
while frontier and W is None:
nf = []
for st in frontier:
if elg_src(code, labels, st) is not None:
W = st
break
for ns in neighbors(code, labels, st):
if ns not in parent:
parent[ns] = st
nf.append(ns)
if W:
break
frontier = nf
path = []
c = W
while c is not None:
path.append(c)
c = parent[c]
ok, lv = is_even_level_graph(code.graph_of(W), frozenset({src}))
print('partition %d, source %d, max level %d, depth %d, ELG verified %s'
% (k, src, max(lv.values()), len(path) - 1, ok))
print('parity even =', sorted(v for v in T if labels[v] == 0))
print('parity odd =', sorted(v for v in T if labels[v] == 1))
all_valid = True
for i in range(len(path) - 1):
A = set(map(frozenset, code.graph_of(path[i]).edges()))
B = set(map(frozenset, code.graph_of(path[i + 1]).edges()))
new = tuple(sorted(next(iter(B - A))))
rem = tuple(sorted(next(iter(A - B))))
Gp = code.graph_of(path[i + 1])
ea = {v: set() for v in code.nodes if labels[v] == 0}
oa = {v: set() for v in code.nodes if labels[v] == 1}
for u, v in Gp.edges():
if labels[u] == labels[v]:
(ea if labels[u] == 0 else oa)[u].add(v)
(ea if labels[u] == 0 else oa)[v].add(u)
br = parity_bridges(ea) | parity_bridges(oa)
if labels[new[0]] == labels[new[1]]:
valid = frozenset(new) in br
kind = 'same-parity bridge in %s subgraph' % (
'even' if labels[new[0]] == 0 else 'odd')
else:
valid = True
kind = 'cross-parity (enters neither subgraph)'
all_valid &= valid
print(' switch %d: remove %s, add %s [%s] valid=%s'
% (i + 1, rem, new, kind, valid))
print('ALL STEPS VALID BRIDGE SWITCHES:', all_valid)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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cubic planar graph -- settling a uniqueness question Holton--McKay left
open -- whose $24$-vertex $5$-connected dual is the first test of the
conjecture outside the $3$-cut family; it too is a bridge-derived level
graph, two bridge switches from an Even Level Graph.
graph, two bridge switches from an Even Level Graph. Iterating the same
generation procedure up to $n = 26$ produces, at $n = 25$, a second
non-Hamiltonian cyclically-$5$-connected cubic planar graph (likewise
unique at its size); its dual is verified \emph{internally
$6$-connected} -- the strongest connectivity possible for a planar
triangulation, and the level at which Birkhoff-style reductions
terminate -- and likewise bridge-derived, again at depth $2$. Both known
internally-$6$-connected non-Hamiltonian-dual cores thus satisfy the
conjecture, with identical witness signature.
\end{abstract}
\maketitle
@@ -586,8 +594,8 @@ non-Hamiltonian cyclically $5$-connected cubic planar graph on $44$
vertices.
Let $T$ be its dual: a $24$-vertex triangulation with vertex connectivity
$5$ and no separating triangle, and -- since its dual is non-Hamiltonian
-- not an intertwining tree. We find that $T$ is nonetheless a
$5$ (in fact internally $6$-connected, verified in the next subsection),
and -- since its dual is non-Hamiltonian -- not an intertwining tree. We find that $T$ is nonetheless a
bridge-derived level graph. Of its $333$ valid parity partitions most are
useless: their backward bridge-orbits exceed $8 \times 10^5$ states with
no Even Level Graph in sight. But one partition has a backward orbit of
@@ -622,6 +630,80 @@ in particular no odd cycle, is created.}
\label{fig:n24-dual}
\end{figure}
\subsection*{Beyond $n = 24$: enumeration and the next $5$-connected core}
The graph $T$ of the previous subsection is one core; iterating the same
generation procedure produces the rest. Below, the third column counts
$5$-connected triangulations on $n$ vertices (\texttt{plantri -c5} $n$),
and the fourth filters them by Hamiltonicity of the cubic dual:
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccc}
$n$ & dual $|V|$ & $5$-connected triangulations & non-Hamiltonian dual \\\hline
$23$ & $42$ & $1{,}970$ & $0$ \\
$24$ & $44$ & $6{,}833$ & $1$ \quad (Holton--McKay Fig.~2.10) \\
$25$ & $46$ & $23{,}384$ & $1$ \\
$26$ & $48$ & $82{,}625$ & $0$ \\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
The $n = 23$ row recomputes Faulkner--Younger's minimality (no cyclically
$5$-connected non-Hamiltonian cubic planar graph below $44$ vertices). At
$n = 25$ we find a single new cyclically $5$-connected non-Hamiltonian
cubic planar graph on $46$ vertices; its dual we call $T_{25}$, a
$25$-vertex $5$-connected triangulation with degree sequence
$5^{21}\,8^{3}\,9^{1}$. At $n = 26$ there are again none. (All counts
depend on the correctness of \texttt{plantri} and of the Hamiltonicity
test.)
An exhaustive scan of all $\binom{n}{5}$ candidate $5$-cuts confirms that
both $T$ and $T_{25}$ are \emph{internally $6$-connected}: every
$5$-element vertex cut is the neighbourhood of a single degree-$5$
vertex, so neither admits a nontrivial separation of size $\le 5$. This
is the strongest connectivity a planar triangulation can have -- planar
graphs are never $6$-connected, because every planar graph has a vertex
of degree $\le 5$ -- and it is the level at which Birkhoff-style
reductions terminate (a minimal counterexample to the four colour theorem
can be assumed internally $6$-connected). Both cores are therefore
genuinely irreducible bases of any decomposition-based argument: nothing
in the cut-decomposition can simplify them further.
The bridge-derivability test on $T_{25}$ follows the same recipe and
yields the same conclusion. Enumerating valid parity partitions and
ordering by total Betti, the minimum total Betti is $1$, and the very
first Betti-$1$ partition encountered with a small backward bridge-orbit
contains an Even Level Graph (source $s = 24$, maximum level $4$) at
depth $2$ in an orbit of $3{,}114$ states. The two bridge switches
carrying that Even Level Graph to $T_{25}$ are
\[
\text{remove } \{21,23\},\ \text{add } \{22,24\}
\quad\text{and}\quad
\text{remove } \{3,5\},\ \text{add } \{1,6\},
\]
each adding a same-parity edge that is a bridge of the even parity
subgraph; both steps are valid bridge switches
(Figure~\ref{fig:n25-dual}). The witness signature -- minimum total
Betti, a tiny bridge-orbit, a depth-$2$ Even Level Graph -- is the same
that worked on $T$, suggesting it is not an accident of the $n = 24$
example but the generic shape of bridge-derivability witnesses on
internally-$6$-connected non-Hamiltonian-dual cores. The conjecture thus
survives every irreducible small case the connectivity bound forces us
to face.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{figures/core_n25_dual.png}
\caption{The $25$-vertex dual $T_{25}$ of the unique $46$-vertex
non-Hamiltonian cyclically $5$-connected cubic planar graph -- the only
such cubic graph at $46$ vertices and the second internally
$6$-connected core known. Drawn crossing-free and coloured by parity
(blue even, orange odd) for its witness partition. $T_{25}$ is internally
$6$-connected and not an intertwining tree, yet is a bridge-derived level
graph: the two solid green edges $\{1,6\}$ and $\{22,24\}$ are the bridge
edges introduced by the two bridge switches carrying its witness Even
Level Graph (source $24$) to $T_{25}$. Each is a bridge of the even
parity subgraph.}
\label{fig:n25-dual}
\end{figure}
\subsection*{Toward a characterization of bridge-derived graphs}
A bridge switch is a diagonal flip of the quadrilateral around a level