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Moore graph with parameters (3250,57,0,1) does not exist

Combinatorics 2022-10-18 v2

Abstract

If a regular graph of degree kk and diameter dd has vv vertices then v1+k+k(k1)++k(k1)d1.v\le 1+k+k(k-1)+\dots+k(k-1)^{d-1}. Graphs with v=1+k+k(k1)++k(k1)d1v=1+k+k(k-1)+\dots+k(k-1)^{d-1} are called Moore graphs. Damerell proved that a Moore graph of degree k3k\ge 3 has diameter 22. If Γ\Gamma is a Moore graph of diameter 22, then v=k2+1v=k^2+1, Γ\Gamma is strongly regular with λ=0\lambda=0 and μ=1\mu=1, and one of the following statements holds{\rm:} k=2k=2 and Γ\Gamma is the pentagon, k=3k=3 and Γ\Gamma is the Petersen graph, k=7k=7 and Γ\Gamma is the Hoffman-Singleton graph, or k=57k=57. The existence of a Moore graph of degree 5757 was unknown. Jurishich and Vidali have proved that the existence of a Moore graph of degree k>3k>3 is equivalent to the existence of a distance-regular graph with intersection array {k2,k3,2;1,1,k3}\{k-2,k-3,2;1,1,k-3\} (in the case k=57k=57 we have a distance-regular graph with intersection array {55,54,2;1,1,54}\{55,54,2;1,1,54\}). In this paper we prove that a distance-regular graph with intersection array {55,54,2;1,1,54}\{55,54,2;1,1,54\} does not exist. As a corollary, we prove that a Moore graph of degree 5757 does not exist.

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@article{arxiv.2010.13443,
  title  = {Moore graph with parameters (3250,57,0,1) does not exist},
  author = {A. A. Makhnev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.13443},
  year   = {2022}
}

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7 pages, in Russian

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