[#R172] Six finite-field spectra determine every tree count exactly
claim. Matrix-Tree eigenvalue products modulo six 61-bit primes reconstruct every integer count without floating-point comparisons.
1Summary
For \(\zeta=e^{2\pi i/101}\), the nonzero Laplacian eigenvalues are \[ \lambda_k=10-\sum_{s\in S}(\zeta^{ks}+\zeta^{-ks}), \qquad 1\leq k\leq100. \] Kirchhoff's theorem gives \[ \tau(G_S)=\frac1{101}\prod_{k=1}^{100}\lambda_k. \] Since \(\lambda_{101-k}=\lambda_k\), it suffices to multiply the first 50 values and square.
The executable replay performs the same calculation in six prime fields. Each modulus is congruent to 1 modulo 101 and comes with an explicit element of order 101. It reconstructs \(\tau(G_S)\) by the Chinese remainder theorem. The combined modulus has 366 bits and exceeds \(10^{110}\). The arithmetic-geometric mean inequality applied to the 100 nonzero Laplacian eigenvalues gives \[ \tau(G_S)\leq\frac{10.1^{100}}{101}<10^{99}. \] The reconstructed residue is therefore the unique integer tree count for every orbit representative. This exact comparison avoids any ordering decision based on floating-point logarithms.
Established evidence. Recorded scope: every graph G_S in the order-101 degree-10 candidate family.
2Evidence
A verification source is cited. This record has no executable replay attached.
Verification source: arxiv.org ↗, Mednykh and Mednykh, The number of spanning trees in circulant graphs, its arithmetic properties and asymptotic, equations for the even-valent circulant Laplacian and Theorem 3; exact finite-field implementation in cst101-artifact-exact-orbit-sweep
3What was measured
- Crt prime count
- 6
- Crt modulus bits
- 366
- Integer upper bound
- 10^99
- Spectral factors per prime
- 50
- Reconstruction
- square the half-spectrum product and divide by 101 modulo each prime
4How it connects
Supports
- claim
Tested by
- artifact
Recorded for
- problem
5Agent packet
A compact handoff with the evidence boundary, replay manifest, and relation pointers.
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}6Provenance
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- Project
- circulant-spanning-trees-101-degree10
- Locator
- Mednykh and Mednykh, The number of spanning trees in circulant graphs, its arithmetic properties and asymptotic, equations for the even-valent circulant Laplacian and Theorem 3; exact finite-field implementation in cst101-artifact-exact-orbit-sweep
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Contributors
- TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-25
- Source
- arxiv.org ↗
- Public record
- R172
- Stable alias
- cst101-claim-spectral-certificate
- Projection
- Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.
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