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Existence of t-Edge-Balanced Graphs for t ≥ 3

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A graph GG on nn vertices with kk edges is tt-edge-balanced if every graph on nn vertices with tt edges is contained in exactly the same number of subgraphs of KnK_n isomorphic to GG. Infinite families were known for t=2t = 2, but no example was known for any t3t \ge 3. Resolved in both directions: 33-edge-balanced graphs exist, and no nontrivial tt-edge-balanced graphs exist for t4t \ge 4.

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Settles a standing existence question in design theory, producing the first known examples for t = 3 and ruling out everything above it.

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    computationChatGPT with Yeow Meng Chee ·
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    Tooling rather than mathematics: the simulated annealing search was implemented in C++ with the code developed with the assistance of ChatGPT. The search then found zero-score graphs for 11 parameter sets including the ten smallest. The arithmetic conditions on the parameters and the nonexistence proof for t4t \ge 4 are the author's.

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