Problem detail · source-aware

Graffiti Conjecture 284

resolvedconfidence 70%

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Precise statement

If a finite graph has girth at least five, must its minimum dual degree satisfy $\delta^*(G) \le -\partial_n(G)$, where $\partial_n(G)$ is the smallest eigenvalue of its distance matrix? The Hoffman-Singleton graph violates it: dual degree $7$ against eigenvalue bound $4$.

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What AI did

Grok 4.5 Medium (Capy build)

The Capy agent running Grok 4.5 Medium identified the Hoffman-Singleton graph as a counterexample; the certificate was reproduced independently under adversarial review.

Provider: xAI · Prompt public: unknown · Independence: unknown

Verification boundary

unreviewed

Publicly posted exact certificate on a classical, independently checkable graph (Hoffman-Singleton); no formal writeup yet.

Correctness: unknown · statement fidelity: unaudited · peer review: none

Timeline

  1. Public certificate thread (X)

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Known method families

construction (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: construction.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.

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  • VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.