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Reconstructible Graph


A reconstructible graph is a graph for which every graph with the same graph deck is isomorphic to it. Equivalently, a graph is reconstructible if it has no nonisomorphic hypomorphic mate.

This is different from full reconstructibility, where the graph is determined instead by squared edge-length data from placements in a specified dimension.

The graph reconstruction conjecture asserts that every simple finite graph on at least three vertices is reconstructible.

McKay (2022) computationally verified reconstructibility for all graphs with 4 to 13 vertices.


See also

Fully Reconstructible Graph, Graph Deck, Graph Reconstruction Conjecture, Hypomorphic Graphs, Isomorphic Graphs

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References

Kocay, W. L. "Hypomorphisms, Orbits, and Reconstruction." J. Combin. Th. Ser. B 44, 187-200, 1988.McKay, B. D. "Reconstruction of Small Graphs and Digraphs." 2 Jan 2022. https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.01942.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Reconstructible Graph." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ReconstructibleGraph.html

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