Three Graffiti.pc Conjectures on Largest Induced Trees: Proofs of Conjectures 141, 142, and 143
Abstract
For a finite simple graph , let be the largest order of an induced tree and let be the girth. We prove three consecutive conjectures of DeLaVi\~na's Graffiti.pc program. First, writing for the independence number of the subgraph induced by the neighbourhood of , we prove . Second, if is the periphery and , we prove , and establish the stronger integral bound when contains a cycle. Third, if is the second-smallest degree, counted with multiplicity, then every connected non-tree graph satisfies . These are Conjectures 141, 142, and 143 of Written on the Wall II. Complete, machine-checked Lean 4 proofs of all three formal statements accompany the manuscript.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2608.01396,
title = {Three Graffiti.pc Conjectures on Largest Induced Trees: Proofs of Conjectures 141, 142, and 143},
author = {Alper Ferudun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.01396},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
16 pages. Complete Lean 4 proofs of all three formal statements are included as ancillary files; see Google DeepMind Formal Conjectures pull requests #4454 and #4457