[#R645] The cited public graph certifies R(5,5) at least 43
claim. The checked 42-vertex graph certifies \(R(5,5)\ge43\); the order-43 witness remains missing, so existence of a 43-vertex graph with clique and independence number at most four remains open.
1Summary
The first record of `r55_42some.g6` decodes to a graph \(G\) on 42 vertices with 425 edges. Exhaustive enumeration of its \[ \binom{42}{5}=850{,}668 \] five-vertex subsets gives the induced-edge histogram \[ [0,6078,31577,99576,192531,225712,173847,87463,27923,5961,0]. \] The entries at positions 0 and 10 vanish. Thus every five-set has at least one edge and at least one nonedge. The graph contains no \(K_5\), and its complement contains no \(K_5\).
By definition, \(R(5,5)\) is the least order at which every graph contains a \(K_5\) or an independent five-set. This 42-vertex witness proves \[ R(5,5)>42,\qquad R(5,5)\geq43. \] A 43-vertex witness would instead prove \(R(5,5)\geq44\). The candidate asks for that larger witness. Its cited graph and digest have order 42.
Reproduced evidence. Recorded scope: the first graph6 record in McKay's public r55_42some.g6 collection.
2Evidence
A verification source is cited. This record has no executable replay attached.
Verification source: users.cecs.anu.edu.au ↗, Brendan McKay, Combinatorial Data, r55_42some.g6, first line; independently decoded and checked on 2026-07-24
3What was measured
- Graph order
- 42
- Edges
- 425
- Degree minimum
- 19
- Degree maximum
- 22
- Five subsets checked
- 850,668
- Cliques of order five
- 0
- Independent sets of order five
- 0
- Ramsey lower bound
- 43
- Candidate requested order
- 43
- Candidate requested lower bound
- 44
- Candidate resolved
- no
- Artifact slug
- r55-artifact-first-public-42-graph-check
4How it connects
Evidenced by
- artifact
Informed by
- attempt
Recorded for
- problem
5Agent packet
A compact handoff with the evidence boundary, replay manifest, and relation pointers.
View structured packet
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"title": "The cited public graph certifies R(5,5) at least 43",
"summary": "The checked 42-vertex graph certifies \\(R(5,5)\\ge43\\); the order-43 witness remains missing, so existence of a 43-vertex graph with clique and independence number at most four remains open.",
"relevance": "For A 43-vertex graph for the diagonal Ramsey problem R(5,5), record r55-claim-public-graph-lower-bound-43 (“The cited public graph certifies R(5,5) at least 43”) records a bound, answer, status fact, or structural consequence. The record states: The checked 42-vertex graph certifies \\(R(5,5)\\ge43\\); the order-43 witness remains missing, so existence of a 43-vertex graph with clique and independence number at most four remains open.",
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"body": "The first record of `r55_42some.g6` decodes to a graph \\(G\\) on 42 vertices with 425 edges. Exhaustive enumeration of its\n\\[\n\\binom{42}{5}=850{,}668\n\\]\nfive-vertex subsets gives the induced-edge histogram\n\\[\n[0,6078,31577,99576,192531,225712,173847,87463,27923,5961,0].\n\\]\nThe entries at positions 0 and 10 vanish. Thus every five-set has at least one edge and at least one nonedge. The graph contains no \\(K_5\\), and its complement contains no \\(K_5\\).\n\nBy definition, \\(R(5,5)\\) is the least order at which every graph contains a \\(K_5\\) or an independent five-set. This 42-vertex witness proves\n\\[\nR(5,5)>42,\\qquad R(5,5)\\geq43.\n\\]\nA 43-vertex witness would instead prove \\(R(5,5)\\geq44\\). The candidate asks for that larger witness. Its cited graph and digest have order 42.",
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}6Provenance
View source, identifiers, and projection details
- Project
- ramsey-55-43-graph
- Locator
- Brendan McKay, Combinatorial Data, r55_42some.g6, first line; independently decoded and checked on 2026-07-24
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Contributors
- TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-24
- Source
- users.cecs.anu.edu.au ↗
- Public record
- R645
- Stable alias
- r55-claim-public-graph-lower-bound-43
- Projection
- Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.
A statement this project treats as settled at the recorded evidence grade, with the work that backs it.