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R645claimStatus: reproducedEvidence: ReproducedReplay: source onlyexhaustive over its scope

[#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.

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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

Evidence package: source only

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

Informed by

Recorded for

5Agent packet

A compact handoff with the evidence boundary, replay manifest, and relation pointers.

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  "type": "claim",
  "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.",
  "relevance_source": "recorded",
  "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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      "edge_count": {
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        "max": 425
      },
      "subset_size": {
        "min": 5,
        "max": 5
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    },
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  "source": {
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  },
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    {
      "slug": "R643",
      "title": "Exhaustive certificate for the first public 42-vertex graph",
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      "relation": "evidences",
      "direction": "incoming"
    },
    {
      "slug": "R644",
      "title": "The order-43 witness remains missing",
      "object_type": "attempt",
      "relation": "informs",
      "direction": "incoming"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ramsey-55-43-graph",
      "title": "ramsey 55 43 graph",
      "object_type": "problem",
      "relation": "recorded_for",
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  ]
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6Provenance

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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
Public record
R645
Stable alias
r55-claim-public-graph-lower-bound-43
Projection
Reproduction fields are derived from the immutable record.

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