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The smallest tree with no alpha-labeling has seven vertices

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Authored summary

The spider with three legs of length two admits a graceful labeling but no alpha-labeling, and it is the smallest tree that does not.

The recorded result has been reproduced within its stated scope.

Recorded status: established

Recorded scope: every tree on at most 15 vertices

Complete recorded scope and conditions
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  "bounds": {
    "n": {
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    }
  },
  "exhaustive": true
}

Originating problem: Graceful tree conjecture

Authored record and scope
Authored title
The smallest tree with no alpha-labeling has seven vertices
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claim
Stored status
established
Evidence grade
reproduced
Recorded scope data
{ "kind": "bounded", "statement": "every tree on at most 15 vertices", "bounds": { "n": { "max": 15 } }, "exhaustive": true }

2Authored explanation

Every tree on at most six vertices has an alpha-labeling. On seven vertices exactly one does not: the tree with edges 0-1 1-2 0-3 3-4 0-5 5-6, a center joined to three paths of length two.

The obstruction is countable by hand. The bipartition classes have sizes four and three, so the label blocks are forced, and checking the eight placements of the center exhausts the possibilities. The tree is graceful; only the bipartition-respecting form fails.

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Verification source: arxiv.org ↗, research/graceful-trees/checks.py --max-n 15

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