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didericis d36c2513cc face_monochromatic_pairs: fix Conjecture 5.26 (strengthening) coverage claim
Previous commit (00229fa) incorrectly extended the empirical
verification of Conjecture 5.26 (strengthening, clauses 1-4) to n=21.

The running test (test_n_21_to_24.py) checks:
  - Non-constancy on V(K_b), V(K_c), V(K_b) ∪ V(K_c).
  - Deciding-face existence.

These verify Conjecture 5.1 (clauses 1-3) via Corollary 5.4 and via
the Heawood-face-sum route, respectively. They do NOT verify clause
(4) of the strengthening (Conjecture 5.26), which requires
constructing the subdivided graph and checking the new f_n's edge
colouring.

Conjecture 5.26 has been verified at n ≤ 20 (142,812 colourings) only,
via `check_conj_final_scaled.py` (which explicitly constructs the
clause-3 subdivision and checks clause-4). The n=21 results extend
the weaker checks but NOT the strengthening.

Paper fixes:
  - Abstract: clarified that strengthened conjecture is at n ≤ 20
    (142,812), unstrengthened (clauses 1-3) at n ≤ 21 (535,182).
  - Intro paragraph after "we propose": same clarification.

COMMENTARY.md fix:
  - Summary table: "Conjecture 5.26 (strengthening)" row reverted
    to "142,812 / 142,812 (n ≤ 20)". The other rows (about Heawood-
    based checks) remain at 535,182 / 535,182 (n ≤ 21).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-25 08:40:01 -04:00
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