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The WL-dimension of a graph X is the smallest positive integer m such that the m-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm correctly tests the isomorphism between X and any other graph. It is proved that the WL-dimension of any circulant graph…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-07-01 Ilia Ponomarenko

We prove that the Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) dimension of the class of all finite planar graphs is at most 3. In particular, every finite planar graph is definable in first-order logic with counting using at most 4 variables. The previously best…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2017-08-25 Sandra Kiefer , Ilia Ponomarenko , Pascal Schweitzer

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) algorithm is a combinatorial procedure that computes colorings on graphs, which can often be used to detect their (non-)isomorphism. Particularly the 1- and 2-dimensional versions 1-WL and 2-WL have received much…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-06-22 Sandra Kiefer , Daniel Neuen

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) algorithms form a family of incomplete approaches to the graph isomorphism problem. They recently found various applications in algorithmic group theory and machine learning. In fact, the algorithms form a…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Thomas Schneider , Pascal Schweitzer

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) dimension of a graph is a measure for the inherent descriptive complexity of the graph. While originally derived from a combinatorial graph isomorphism test called the Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm, the WL dimension…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-04-16 Martin Grohe , Sandra Kiefer

A circulant graph is a Cayley graph of a finite cyclic group. The Weisfeiler-Leman-dimension of a circulant graph $X$ with respect to the class of all circulant graphs is the smallest positive integer~$m$ such that the $m$-dimensional…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-10-01 Yulai Wu , Ilia Ponomarenko

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) algorithm is a well-known combinatorial procedure for detecting symmetries in graphs and it is widely used in graph-isomorphism tests. It proceeds by iteratively refining a colouring of vertex tuples. The number of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-07-01 Martin Grohe , Sandra Kiefer

As it is well known, the isomorphism problem for vertex-colored graphs with color multiplicity at most 3 is solvable by the classical 2-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm (2-WL). On the other hand, the prominent Cai-F\"urer-Immerman…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2020-03-18 Frank Fuhlbrück , Johannes Köbler , Oleg Verbitsky

The Weisfeiler-Leman dimension of a graph $G$ is the least number $k$ such that the $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm distinguishes $G$ from every other non-isomorphic graph. The dimension is a standard measure of the descriptive…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Moritz Lichter , Simon Raßmann , Pascal Schweitzer

The Weisfeiler-Leman (WL) dimension is an established measure for the inherent descriptive complexity of graphs and relational structures. It corresponds to the number of variables that are needed and sufficient to define the object of…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-02-06 Sandra Kiefer , Daniel Neuen

The WL-rank of a digraph $\Gamma$ is defined to be the rank of the coherent configuration of $\Gamma$. The WL-dimension of $\Gamma$ is defined to be the smallest positive integer $m$ for which $\Gamma$ is identified by the $m$-dimensional…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-01-31 Ravil Bildanov , Viktor Panshin , Grigory Ryabov

The WL-rank of a graph $\Gamma$ is defined to be the rank of the coherent configuration of $\Gamma$. The WL-dimension of $\Gamma$ is defined to be the smallest positive integer $m$ for which $\Gamma$ is identified by the $m$-dimensional…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-12-14 Grigory Ryabov , Leonid Shalaginov

The $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman procedure ($k$-WL), which colors $k$-tuples of vertices in rounds based on the neighborhood structure in the graph, has proven to be immensely fruitful in the algorithmic study of Graph Isomorphism. More…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2020-06-08 V. Arvind , Frank Fuhlbrück , Johannes Köbler , Oleg Verbitsky

The $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm ($k$-WL) is a fruitful approach to the Graph Isomorphism problem. 2-WL corresponds to the original algorithm suggested by Weisfeiler and Leman over 50 years ago. 1-WL is the classical color…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-04-10 V. Arvind , Frank Fuhlbrück , Johannes Köbler , Oleg Verbitsky

A graph $X$ is said to be chordal bipartite if it is bipartite and contains no induced cycle of length at least $6$. It is proved that if $X$ does not contain bipartite claw as an induced subgraph, then the Weisfeiler-Leman dimension of $X$…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2021-05-26 Ilia Ponomarenko , Grigory Ryabov

The coherent configuration $\mathsf{WL}(X)$ of a graph $X$ is the smallest coherent configuration on the vertices of $X$ that contains the edge set of $X$ as a relation. The aim of the paper is to study $\mathsf{WL}(X)$ when $X$ is a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-11-06 Jinzhuan Cai , Jin Guo , Alexander L. Gavrilyuk , Ilia Ponomarenko

The Weisfeiler-Leman procedure is a widely-used technique for graph isomorphism testing that works by iteratively computing an isomorphism-invariant coloring of vertex tuples. Meanwhile, a fundamental tool in structural graph theory, which…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2022-07-19 Sandra Kiefer , Daniel Neuen

The classical Weisfeiler-Lehman method WL[2] uses edge colors to produce a powerful graph invariant. It is at least as powerful in its ability to distinguish non-isomorphic graphs as the most prominent algebraic graph invariants. It…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2017-04-05 Martin Fürer

The $k$-dimensional Weisfeiler-Leman ($k$-WL) algorithm is a simple combinatorial algorithm that was originally designed as a graph isomorphism heuristic. It naturally finds applications in Babai's quasipolynomial time isomorphism…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Martin Grohe , Moritz Lichter , Daniel Neuen , Pascal Schweitzer

Twin-width is a graph parameter introduced in the context of first-order model checking, and has since become a central parameter in algorithmic graph theory. While many algorithmic problems become easier on arbitrary classes of bounded…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Irene Heinrich , Moritz Lichter , Klara Pakhomenko , Simon Raßmann
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