"""Investigate the conjecture: #(Kempe classes of H_t*) <= #(Kempe classes of H_1). For each min-deg-5 triangulation G and each (face, i_red) choice giving a valid H_1, vary phi_1 across many proper 3-edge-colorings of H_1 -- so we exercise multiple algorithm executions, each potentially producing a different H_t*. For each execution, count Kempe classes of H_t* and compare to H_1. Reports any case where #classes(H_t*) > #classes(H_1) (counterexample to the conjecture). Run with: sage experiments/check_kempe_class_monotone.py """ from sage.all import Graph from sage.graphs.graph_generators import graphs import sys import time def dual_of(G): G.is_planar(set_embedding=True) faces = G.faces() edge_to_faces = {} for fi, face in enumerate(faces): for u, v in face: edge_to_faces.setdefault(frozenset((u, v)), []).append(fi) dual_edges = [(fs[0], fs[1]) for fs in edge_to_faces.values() if len(fs) == 2] return Graph(dual_edges, multiedges=False, loops=False) def proper_3_edge_colorings(G): edges = list(G.edges(labels=False)) n = len(edges) adj = [[] for _ in range(n)] for i in range(n): u, v = edges[i][0], edges[i][1] for j in range(i): x, y = edges[j][0], edges[j][1] if u in (x, y) or v in (x, y): adj[i].append(j) adj[j].append(i) coloring = [-1] * n results = [] def back(k): if k == n: results.append(tuple(coloring)) return for c in range(3): if all(coloring[j] != c for j in adj[k]): coloring[k] = c back(k + 1) coloring[k] = -1 back(0) return edges, results def kempe_cycle(edges, coloring, start_idx, color_pair): a, b = color_pair if coloring[start_idx] not in (a, b): return set() in_sub = set(i for i in range(len(edges)) if coloring[i] in (a, b)) visited = {start_idx} stack = [start_idx] while stack: cur = stack.pop() u, v = edges[cur][0], edges[cur][1] for j in in_sub: if j in visited: continue x, y = edges[j][0], edges[j][1] if u in (x, y) or v in (x, y): visited.add(j) stack.append(j) return visited def num_kempe_classes(G): edges, colorings = proper_3_edge_colorings(G) if not colorings: return 0, 0 n = len(colorings) parent = list(range(n)) def find(x): while parent[x] != x: parent[x] = parent[parent[x]] x = parent[x] return x def union(x, y): rx, ry = find(x), find(y) if rx != ry: parent[rx] = ry col_idx = {c: i for i, c in enumerate(colorings)} for c_idx, col in enumerate(colorings): for pair in [(0, 1), (0, 2), (1, 2)]: visited = set() for start in range(len(edges)): if col[start] not in pair or start in visited: continue cyc = kempe_cycle(edges, col, start, pair) visited |= cyc a, b = pair new_col = list(col) for k in cyc: if new_col[k] == a: new_col[k] = b elif new_col[k] == b: new_col[k] = a new_col = tuple(new_col) if new_col != col and new_col in col_idx: union(c_idx, col_idx[new_col]) classes = len({find(i) for i in range(n)}) return n, classes def apply_reduction(G, face, i, v_n_label): boundary = [u for (u, v) in face] if len(set(boundary)) != 5: return None A = [] for B_k in boundary: outer = [w for w in G.neighbor_iterator(B_k) if w not in boundary] if len(outer) != 1: return None A.append(outer[0]) if len(set(A)) != 5: return None if A[(i + 3) % 5] == A[(i + 4) % 5]: return None H = G.copy() for v in boundary: H.delete_vertex(v) H.add_vertex(v_n_label) side_0 = (v_n_label, A[i]) spike = (v_n_label, A[(i + 1) % 5]) side_1 = (v_n_label, A[(i + 2) % 5]) merged = (A[(i + 3) % 5], A[(i + 4) % 5]) H.add_edges([side_0, spike, side_1, merged]) if H.has_multiple_edges() or H.has_loops(): return None if not H.is_planar(set_embedding=True): return None if not all(H.degree(v) == 3 for v in H.vertex_iterator()): return None return { 'H': H, 'A': A, 'named': { 'spike': frozenset(spike), 'side_0': frozenset(side_0), 'side_1': frozenset(side_1), 'merged': frozenset(merged), }, } def find_safe_pentagonal_face(G, protected): for face in G.faces(): if len(face) != 5: continue boundary = [u for (u, v) in face] boundary_edges = [frozenset([u, v]) for (u, v) in face] externals = [] A = [] ok = True for B_k in boundary: outer = [w for w in G.neighbor_iterator(B_k) if w not in boundary] if len(outer) != 1: ok = False break externals.append(frozenset([B_k, outer[0]])) A.append(outer[0]) if not ok: continue if any(e in protected for e in boundary_edges + externals): continue return boundary, externals, A return None def valid_index(f_vec, A): for i in range(5): if f_vec[(i + 3) % 5] != f_vec[(i + 4) % 5]: continue if len({f_vec[i], f_vec[(i + 1) % 5], f_vec[(i + 2) % 5]}) != 3: continue if A[(i + 3) % 5] == A[(i + 4) % 5]: continue return i return None def run_algorithm_to_completion(H, phi_1_dict, named_step1, vn_start=10000): H = H.copy() coloring = dict(phi_1_dict) E = set(named_step1.values()) next_vn = vn_start while True: H.is_planar(set_embedding=True) result = find_safe_pentagonal_face(H, E) if result is None: break boundary, externals, A = result f_vec = [coloring[e] for e in externals] i_t = valid_index(f_vec, A) if i_t is None: break v_n = next_vn next_vn += 1 H_new = H.copy() for v in boundary: H_new.delete_vertex(v) H_new.add_vertex(v_n) side_0 = (v_n, A[i_t]) spike = (v_n, A[(i_t + 1) % 5]) side_1 = (v_n, A[(i_t + 2) % 5]) merged = (A[(i_t + 3) % 5], A[(i_t + 4) % 5]) H_new.add_edges([side_0, spike, side_1, merged]) if H_new.has_multiple_edges() or H_new.has_loops(): break if not H_new.is_planar(set_embedding=True): break H = H_new coloring = {e: c for e, c in coloring.items() if not any(u in boundary for u in e)} coloring[frozenset(side_0)] = f_vec[i_t] coloring[frozenset(spike)] = f_vec[(i_t + 1) % 5] coloring[frozenset(side_1)] = f_vec[(i_t + 2) % 5] coloring[frozenset(merged)] = f_vec[(i_t + 3) % 5] E |= {frozenset(spike), frozenset(side_0), frozenset(side_1), frozenset(merged)} return H def main(max_n=15, time_budget_sec=600): start = time.time() violations = [] for n in range(12, max_n + 1): if time.time() - start > time_budget_sec: print(f"Time budget exhausted at n={n}.") break print(f"\n=== n = {n} ===") try: triangulations = list(graphs.triangulations(n, minimum_degree=5)) except Exception as ex: print(f" cannot enumerate: {ex}") continue for tri_idx, G in enumerate(triangulations, start=1): if time.time() - start > time_budget_sec: break G_copy = G.copy() G_copy.is_planar(set_embedding=True) D = dual_of(G_copy) D.is_planar(set_embedding=True) for face in D.faces(): if len(face) != 5: continue for i_red in range(5): if time.time() - start > time_budget_sec: break res = apply_reduction(D, face, i_red, 9999) if res is None: continue H_1 = res['H'] n_col_h1, kc_h1 = num_kempe_classes(H_1) if kc_h1 == 0: continue # enumerate all proper colorings of H_1 to vary phi_1 edges_1, colorings_1 = proper_3_edge_colorings(H_1) # try EVERY phi_1 (might be slow for large H_1) max_kc_hf = 0 h_final_seen = {} # signature -> classes for phi_1 in colorings_1: phi_1_dict = {frozenset((e[0], e[1])): c for e, c in zip(edges_1, phi_1)} H_final = run_algorithm_to_completion( H_1, phi_1_dict, res['named']) # signature = (|V|, |E|, sorted edge tuples) sig = (H_final.order(), H_final.size()) if sig in h_final_seen: continue _, kc_hf = num_kempe_classes(H_final) h_final_seen[sig] = kc_hf if kc_hf > max_kc_hf: max_kc_hf = kc_hf over = max_kc_hf > kc_h1 flag = "*** OVER ***" if over else "ok" print(f" n={n} tri#{tri_idx} face|{len(face)} i_red={i_red}: " f"H_1 kc={kc_h1}, max H_t* kc over {len(h_final_seen)} " f"distinct outputs = {max_kc_hf} {flag}") if over: violations.append((n, tri_idx, i_red, kc_h1, max_kc_hf)) sys.stdout.flush() break # first face only print() if violations: print(f"Counterexamples (#K(H_t*) > #K(H_1)): {len(violations)}") for v in violations: print(f" {v}") else: print("No counterexamples found within tested range.") if __name__ == '__main__': main()