Degree theory of the partition graph: exact maxima, profiles, and fibres

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Main Author: Lyudogovskiy, Fedor B.
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contents For the partition graph $G_n$, whose vertices are the partitions of $n$ and whose edges correspond to elementary unit transfers between parts, we develop a degree theory with three levels: exact value theory, exact profile theory, and fibre-level geometry. Writing $n=T_s+q$ with $T_s=s(s+1)/2$ and $0\le q\le s$, we prove that every degree-maximizing partition lies in the support-maximal stratum and obtain the exact formula \[ Δ_n=s(s-1)+\lfloor\sqrt{4q+1}\rfloor-1 \] for the maximal degree in $G_n$. For a support-maximal partition $λ$, let $A(λ)$ and $B(λ)$ denote the numbers of active gap bonuses and multiplicity bonuses. We prove that the set of realized maximizing profiles is \[ Π_n=\{(a,b)\in\mathbb Z_{\ge0}^2:a+b=ρ(q),\ T_a+T_b\le q\}, \qquad ρ(q)=\lfloor\sqrt{4q+1}\rfloor-1. \] Thus the exact global theory stops at the profile level. For each realized profile we then study the corresponding fibre of maximizers: we prove nonemptiness, construct canonical representatives, obtain lower bounds for mixed fibres, and show that conjugation induces a bijection between the fibres for $(a,b)$ and $(b,a)$. We also classify exactly the first near-triangular fibre windows and formulate localization and stability questions for the remaining fixed-$q$ regime.
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spellingShingle Degree theory of the partition graph: exact maxima, profiles, and fibres
Lyudogovskiy, Fedor B.
General Mathematics
05A17, 05C07, 05C35, 05C75
For the partition graph $G_n$, whose vertices are the partitions of $n$ and whose edges correspond to elementary unit transfers between parts, we develop a degree theory with three levels: exact value theory, exact profile theory, and fibre-level geometry. Writing $n=T_s+q$ with $T_s=s(s+1)/2$ and $0\le q\le s$, we prove that every degree-maximizing partition lies in the support-maximal stratum and obtain the exact formula \[ Δ_n=s(s-1)+\lfloor\sqrt{4q+1}\rfloor-1 \] for the maximal degree in $G_n$. For a support-maximal partition $λ$, let $A(λ)$ and $B(λ)$ denote the numbers of active gap bonuses and multiplicity bonuses. We prove that the set of realized maximizing profiles is \[ Π_n=\{(a,b)\in\mathbb Z_{\ge0}^2:a+b=ρ(q),\ T_a+T_b\le q\}, \qquad ρ(q)=\lfloor\sqrt{4q+1}\rfloor-1. \] Thus the exact global theory stops at the profile level. For each realized profile we then study the corresponding fibre of maximizers: we prove nonemptiness, construct canonical representatives, obtain lower bounds for mixed fibres, and show that conjugation induces a bijection between the fibres for $(a,b)$ and $(b,a)$. We also classify exactly the first near-triangular fibre windows and formulate localization and stability questions for the remaining fixed-$q$ regime.
title Degree theory of the partition graph: exact maxima, profiles, and fibres
topic General Mathematics
05A17, 05C07, 05C35, 05C75
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.27248