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didericis b27b401eb1 face_monochromatic_pairs: extend structural proof of Conj 5.1 to cover the F_outer case
Empirical check (check_v_neighbour_degrees.py): 99.70% of (G, v, i)
triples up to |V(G)| ≤ 20 are covered by the flank-face partial proof
(Theorem deciding-face-partial). The remaining 24 / 7,930 (0.30%)
triples all have BOTH n_i, n_{i+1} ≥ 7, but in every single case the
remaining three neighbour degrees are (n_{i+2}, n_{i+3}, n_{i+4}) =
(5, 5, 5). For these, F^♭_outer has length 5+5-3 = 7 ≡ 1 mod 3 and a
boundary that fully lies in V(K_b) ∪ V(K_c).

Paper changes:
  - Fix the existing flank-face theorem statement (was too loose: the
    "WLOG some n_k" was actually only valid for k ∈ {i, i+1}, not
    arbitrary k; the flank face only exists for the chosen i).
  - Add Definition (Outer face) F^♭_outer (the side-1 + arc + merged +
    arc + side-0 face inside F on the merged side of v_n).
  - Add Lemma (Outer-face length): |F^♭_outer| = n_{i+2} + n_{i+4} - 3.
  - Add Lemma (Outer-face covering, pentagonal-flanks case): if
    n_{i+2} = n_{i+4} = 5, the boundary of F^♭_outer lies in
    V(K_b) ∪ V(K_c). Proof: the two intermediates P_23 and P_40 each
    lie adjacent to A_{i+3} ∈ V(K_b) ∩ V(K_c) and A_{i+4} ∈ V(K_b) ∩
    V(K_c) respectively (via the merged edge's coverage of K_b ∩ K_c),
    and the c_0/c_1 split of A_{i+3} and A_{i+4}'s non-merged edges
    forces each intermediate into one of K_b or K_c.
  - Add Theorem (Extended partial proof): deciding face exists in any
    of cases (a) n_i ∈ {5,6}, (b) n_{i+1} ∈ {5,6}, (c) n_{i+2} =
    n_{i+4} = 5.
  - Rewrite the "remaining case" remark to record that
    Theorem (Extended partial proof) covers 100% of empirical
    (G, v, i) triples up to |V(G)| ≤ 20 -- giving a STRUCTURAL
    PROOF of Conjecture 5.1 on the full empirical range.

So the combined result is:

  Conjecture 5.1 (face-monochromatic-pair) is proven structurally for
  every chord-apex+Kempe colouring of every reduced dual of every
  triangulation of min degree 5 with |V(G)| ≤ 20.

The only remaining open structural case is configurations with both
n_i, n_{i+1} ≥ 7 AND (n_{i+2}, n_{i+4}) not both 5 -- which never
arises empirically up to |V(G)| ≤ 20 but could appear for larger
triangulations.

Paper grows from 20 to 21 pages.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-25 04:41:37 -04:00

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"""For every reduction (G, v, i) underlying a chord-apex+Kempe
colouring (up to |V(G)| ≤ 20), check the degrees of v's five
neighbours in G.
This determines whether the partial structural proof of the
deciding-face conjecture (Theorem~\\ref{thm:deciding-face-partial} in
the paper) covers ALL configurations empirically:
- If every (G, v) we encounter has at least one neighbour of v with
deg_G(·) ≤ 6, the partial proof (which requires at least one
n_k ∈ {5, 6}, equivalently at least one u_{k+1} with deg_G ≤ 6)
handles every chord-apex+Kempe colouring up to |V(G)| ≤ 20.
- If some (G, v) has all five neighbours of degree ≥ 7, we'd need
the unproved merged-side argument for those.
Reports per n_G: number of (G, v) pairs with all-≥-7 neighbours.
Run with: sage experiments/check_v_neighbour_degrees.py
"""
import os
import sys
import time
from sage.all import Graph
from sage.graphs.graph_generators import graphs
HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
sys.path.insert(0, HERE)
def cyclic_neighbour_degrees(G, v):
"""Return the cyclic sequence of degrees of v's neighbours, in
their CW order around v in G's planar embedding."""
G.is_planar(set_embedding=True)
emb = G.get_embedding()
return [G.degree(u) for u in emb[v]]
def main(max_n=20, time_budget_per_n=1200):
print("For every (G, v, i) underlying a chord-apex+Kempe colouring, "
"check the\ndegrees of v's neighbours in G.\n")
print("Each reduction index i ∈ {0,…,4} picks two consecutive "
"neighbours\n(u_{i+1}, u_{i+2}) of v whose degrees become the\n"
"two flank-face adjacent G'-face lengths n_i, n_{i+1}.\n")
print(f"n_G in [12, {max_n}]\n")
grand_triples = 0 # total (G, v, i) triples
grand_bad_triples = 0 # both n_i, n_{i+1} ≥ 7
grand_pairs = 0 # (G, v) pairs
grand_all_ge_7 = 0 # (G, v) pairs with all 5 neighbours deg ≥ 7
grand_dist_min = {} # min neighbour deg over (G, v)
grand_dist_consec = {} # min over consecutive pair (n_i, n_{i+1}) for some i
grand_examples = []
for n in range(12, max_n + 1):
start = time.time()
try:
triangulations = list(graphs.triangulations(n, minimum_degree=5))
except Exception as ex:
print(f"n={n}: cannot enumerate ({ex})")
continue
triples_n = 0
bad_triples_n = 0
pairs_n = 0
all_ge_7_n = 0
for tri_idx, G in enumerate(triangulations):
if time.time() - start > time_budget_per_n:
print(f" n={n}: timeout at tri {tri_idx}/{len(triangulations)}")
break
for v in G.vertex_iterator():
if G.degree(v) != 5:
continue
cyc = cyclic_neighbour_degrees(G, v)
pairs_n += 1
m_all = min(cyc)
grand_dist_min[m_all] = grand_dist_min.get(m_all, 0) + 1
if m_all >= 7:
all_ge_7_n += 1
worst_consec_min = max(min(cyc[i], cyc[(i+1) % 5])
for i in range(5))
grand_dist_consec[worst_consec_min] = (
grand_dist_consec.get(worst_consec_min, 0) + 1)
for i in range(5):
triples_n += 1
n_i = cyc[(i + 1) % 5]
n_ip1 = cyc[(i + 2) % 5]
n_ip2 = cyc[(i + 3) % 5]
n_ip3 = cyc[(i + 4) % 5]
n_ip4 = cyc[(i + 5) % 5]
if n_i >= 7 and n_ip1 >= 7:
bad_triples_n += 1
# Check whether F_outer's length condition is OK
outer_len = n_ip2 + n_ip4 - 3
outer_ok = (outer_len % 3 != 0) and (n_ip2 == 5 and n_ip4 == 5)
if not outer_ok or len(grand_examples) < 10:
grand_examples.append({
'n_G': n, 'tri_idx': tri_idx, 'v': v, 'i': i,
'cyclic_degs': cyc,
'n_i': n_i, 'n_ip1': n_ip1,
'n_ip2': n_ip2, 'n_ip3': n_ip3, 'n_ip4': n_ip4,
'outer_len': outer_len,
'outer_ok': outer_ok,
'graph6': G.canonical_label().graph6_string(),
})
elapsed = time.time() - start
print(f"n={n}: {pairs_n} (G,v) pairs, {triples_n} (G,v,i) triples; "
f"{bad_triples_n} triples with both flank-adj deg ≥ 7 "
f"[{elapsed:.0f}s]")
sys.stdout.flush()
grand_pairs += pairs_n
grand_triples += triples_n
grand_bad_triples += bad_triples_n
grand_all_ge_7 += all_ge_7_n
print()
print("=" * 70)
print(f"Grand totals across n_G in [12, {max_n}]:")
print(f" (G, v) pairs: {grand_pairs}")
print(f" (G, v, i) triples: {grand_triples}")
pct = 100 * grand_all_ge_7 / max(grand_pairs, 1)
print(f" pairs with all 5 neighbours deg ≥ 7: "
f"{grand_all_ge_7} ({pct:.2f}%)")
pct = 100 * grand_bad_triples / max(grand_triples, 1)
print(f" triples with BOTH flank-adj deg ≥ 7: "
f"{grand_bad_triples} ({pct:.2f}%)")
print()
print(" Distribution of min(all 5 neighbour degs) per (G, v):")
for m in sorted(grand_dist_min):
c = grand_dist_min[m]
ppct = 100 * c / max(grand_pairs, 1)
bar = '#' * max(1, int(ppct))
print(f" {m}: {c:>6} ({ppct:5.2f}%) {bar[:50]}")
print()
print(" Distribution of MAX over i of "
"min(n_i, n_{i+1}) per (G, v)\n"
" (i.e., the worst-case consecutive-pair-min --- if this is\n"
" ≤ 6, every i has min(n_i, n_{i+1}) ≤ 6 and the partial proof\n"
" applies; if it is ≥ 7, at least one i has both flanks ≥ 7):")
for m in sorted(grand_dist_consec):
c = grand_dist_consec[m]
ppct = 100 * c / max(grand_pairs, 1)
bar = '#' * max(1, int(ppct))
print(f" {m}: {c:>6} ({ppct:5.2f}%) {bar[:50]}")
if grand_examples:
print()
n_outer_ok = sum(1 for ex in grand_examples if ex['outer_ok'])
n_outer_bad = sum(1 for ex in grand_examples if not ex['outer_ok'])
print(f" All {len(grand_examples)} (G, v, i) triples with BOTH "
f"flank-adj deg ≥ 7:")
print(f" {n_outer_ok} have n_{{i+2}}=n_{{i+4}}=5 "
f"(F_outer candidate OK)")
print(f" {n_outer_bad} do NOT (F_outer might not apply)")
print()
for ex in grand_examples:
tag = "[F_outer OK]" if ex['outer_ok'] else "[F_outer FAILS]"
print(f" {tag} n={ex['n_G']}, tri#{ex['tri_idx']}, "
f"v={ex['v']}, i={ex['i']}: "
f"cyc={ex['cyclic_degs']}, "
f"(n_i,n_{{i+1}},n_{{i+2}},n_{{i+3}},n_{{i+4}}) = "
f"({ex['n_i']},{ex['n_ip1']},{ex['n_ip2']},"
f"{ex['n_ip3']},{ex['n_ip4']}), "
f"F_outer len = {ex['outer_len']}")
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()