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Question 18928: Isolated Vertices Do Not Disconnect the Edge Support

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  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
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R0036-18928 · q-20261014-advance-20261105-r04-eulerian-trail-0053

Original question and givens

Use the complete finite simple undirected graph on Fin(5)={0,…,4}, with canonical sorted edges=[[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]] and zero-based edge indices in that order. The edge support contains exactly the nonisolated vertices. A trail may revisit vertices but may not repeat an edge; an Euler trail uses every edge once. Isolated vertices do not invalidate connected edge support, and no Hamiltonian conclusion follows. Give (nonisolated_vertices, edge_support_connected, whole_graph_connected, odd_vertices, euler_type, boundary).

  • G001 — Use the complete finite simple undirected graph on Fin(5)={0,…,4}, with canonical sorted edges=[[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]] and zero-based edge indices in that order. The edge support contains exactly the nonisolated vertices. A trail may revisit vertices but may not repeat an edge; an Euler trail uses every edge once. Isolated vertices do not invalidate connected edge support, and no Hamiltonian conclusion follows. Give (nonisolated_vertices, edge_support_connected, whole_graph_connected, odd_vertices, euler_type, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=euler-support-connectivity;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[nonisolated_vertices, edge_support_connected, whole_graph_connected, odd_vertices, euler_type, boundary]

Conditions: none

Keep the historical interface marker in the original snapshot while listing the original ordered fields here.No JavaScript or external table is needed for the main text,and field labels are not mathematical evidence.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

complete ORIGINAL carrier Fin(5);canonical ORIGINAL simple undirected edges=[[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]]

After

edge indices are EXACT original list positions0..2;retain ALL vertices;no12-vertex or10-edge bound

Conditions: none

Keep edge indices at their original numeric positions,not string-sorted vertex pairs.This family permits up to60 vertices rather than importing earlier bounds;empty-edge graphs appear only where the operation allows them.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_original_simple_graph_indices_full_carrier · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

Euler vertex0 exact incident edge count := sum(1)

After

Euler vertex0 exact incident edge count = 1

Conditions: none

Substitute original data and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,signs and the relevant space.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

original vertex=0;ALL original incident edge indices=[0]

After

degree=1;nonisolated=Yes;odd=Yes

Conditions: none

Count this vertex's incident edges in the complete original list.Retain degree0 vertices in the full carrier;neither vertex labels nor support size are degrees.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_degree_actual_incidence_not_label_or_support_size · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

Euler vertex1 exact incident edge count := sum(1, 1)

After

Euler vertex1 exact incident edge count = 2

Conditions: none

Substitute original data and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,signs and the relevant space.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

original vertex=1;ALL original incident edge indices=[0, 1]

After

degree=2;nonisolated=Yes;odd=No

Conditions: none

Count this vertex's incident edges in the complete original list.Retain degree0 vertices in the full carrier;neither vertex labels nor support size are degrees.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_degree_actual_incidence_not_label_or_support_size · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · calculation

Before

Euler vertex2 exact incident edge count := sum(1, 1)

After

Euler vertex2 exact incident edge count = 2

Conditions: none

Substitute original data and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,signs and the relevant space.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

original vertex=2;ALL original incident edge indices=[1, 2]

After

degree=2;nonisolated=Yes;odd=No

Conditions: none

Count this vertex's incident edges in the complete original list.Retain degree0 vertices in the full carrier;neither vertex labels nor support size are degrees.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_degree_actual_incidence_not_label_or_support_size · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · calculation

Before

Euler vertex3 exact incident edge count := sum(1)

After

Euler vertex3 exact incident edge count = 1

Conditions: none

Substitute original data and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,signs and the relevant space.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · implies

Before

original vertex=3;ALL original incident edge indices=[2]

After

degree=1;nonisolated=Yes;odd=Yes

Conditions: none

Count this vertex's incident edges in the complete original list.Retain degree0 vertices in the full carrier;neither vertex labels nor support size are degrees.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_degree_actual_incidence_not_label_or_support_size · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

Euler vertex4 exact incident edge count := sum()

After

Euler vertex4 exact incident edge count = 0

Conditions: none

Substitute original data and established intermediates exactly,retaining indices,signs and the relevant space.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

original vertex=4;ALL original incident edge indices=[]

After

degree=0;nonisolated=No;odd=No

Conditions: none

Count this vertex's incident edges in the complete original list.Retain degree0 vertices in the full carrier;neither vertex labels nor support size are degrees.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_degree_actual_incidence_not_label_or_support_size · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · implies

Before

nonisolated edge support:original edge index=0;edge=[0, 1];from=0;new vertex=1

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1];reached=[0, 1]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · implies

Before

nonisolated edge support:original edge index=1;edge=[1, 2];from=1;new vertex=2

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1, 2];reached=[0, 1, 2]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S013

S015 · implies

Before

nonisolated edge support:original edge index=2;edge=[2, 3];from=2;new vertex=3

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1, 2, 3];reached=[0, 1, 2, 3]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S014

S016 · implies

Before

nonisolated edge support:complete permitted carrier=[0, 1, 2, 3];reached=[0, 1, 2, 3];unreached=[];ALL original edges=[[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]]

After

no edge in carrier crosses reached/unreached cut;connected=Yes

Conditions: none

Exhausting BFS proves no edge crosses the cut,so an unreached vertex has no path from the start;otherwise path witnesses cover the carrier.Audit support and full carrier separately without silently deleting isolates to claim whole-graph connectivity.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_complete_reachability_closed_cut_not_isolate_deletion · Uses: G001, S015

S017 · implies

Before

whole original carrier:original edge index=0;edge=[0, 1];from=0;new vertex=1

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1];reached=[0, 1]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S016

S018 · implies

Before

whole original carrier:original edge index=1;edge=[1, 2];from=1;new vertex=2

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1, 2];reached=[0, 1, 2]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S017

S019 · implies

Before

whole original carrier:original edge index=2;edge=[2, 3];from=2;new vertex=3

After

original-edge path from0=[0, 1, 2, 3];reached=[0, 1, 2, 3]

Conditions: none

Give an actual-edge path for every discovered vertex.Start at the first actual support vertex rather than assuming vertex0 has an edge.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_connectivity_actual_path_witness · Uses: G001, S018

S020 · implies

Before

whole original carrier:complete permitted carrier=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4];reached=[0, 1, 2, 3];unreached=[4];ALL original edges=[[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3]]

After

no edge in carrier crosses reached/unreached cut;connected=No

Conditions: none

Exhausting BFS proves no edge crosses the cut,so an unreached vertex has no path from the start;otherwise path witnesses cover the carrier.Audit support and full carrier separately without silently deleting isolates to claim whole-graph connectivity.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_complete_reachability_closed_cut_not_isolate_deletion · Uses: G001, S019

S021 · implies

Before

complete degree list=[1, 2, 2, 1, 0];ALL odd vertices=[0, 3];actual nonisolated support=[0, 1, 2, 3];support connected=Yes;whole graph connected=No

After

ANY full-edge trail joins all nonisolated vertices in one support component;each internal visit pairs incident edges,leaving only0 or2 odd endpoints

Conditions: none

Any all-edge trail puts every nonisolated vertex into its single walk component.Each internal entry/exit pairs incident edges;only distinct endpoints can leave one unmatched incidence,so there are0 or2 odd vertices.This is the universal necessity argument,not a guess from one tested walk.Isolates are outside edge support.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_necessary_connected_support_and_degree_parity · Uses: G001, S020

S022 · implies

Before

Hierholzer stack top=0;first unused incident ORIGINAL edge index=0;edge=[0, 1]

After

mark edge used ONCE;push vertex=1;current stack=[0, 1];used edge set=[0]

Conditions: none

Extend along an actual unused incident edge and mark it once.The finite used-edge count increases;vertices may recur but edges do not.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_unused_edge_extension · Uses: G001, S021

S023 · implies

Before

Hierholzer stack top=1;first unused incident ORIGINAL edge index=1;edge=[1, 2]

After

mark edge used ONCE;push vertex=2;current stack=[0, 1, 2];used edge set=[0, 1]

Conditions: none

Extend along an actual unused incident edge and mark it once.The finite used-edge count increases;vertices may recur but edges do not.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_unused_edge_extension · Uses: G001, S022

S024 · implies

Before

Hierholzer stack top=2;first unused incident ORIGINAL edge index=2;edge=[2, 3]

After

mark edge used ONCE;push vertex=3;current stack=[0, 1, 2, 3];used edge set=[0, 1, 2]

Conditions: none

Extend along an actual unused incident edge and mark it once.The finite used-edge count increases;vertices may recur but edges do not.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_unused_edge_extension · Uses: G001, S023

S025 · implies

Before

Hierholzer current stack=[0, 1, 2, 3];top vertex has NO unused incident edge

After

finalize top into reverse output=[3];remaining stack=[0, 1, 2]

Conditions: none

Backtrack and collect vertices in reverse only when no unused incident edge remains.This records the splicing of closed segments without traversing nonexistent edges.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_backtracking_cycle_splice · Uses: G001, S024

S026 · implies

Before

Hierholzer current stack=[0, 1, 2];top vertex has NO unused incident edge

After

finalize top into reverse output=[3, 2];remaining stack=[0, 1]

Conditions: none

Backtrack and collect vertices in reverse only when no unused incident edge remains.This records the splicing of closed segments without traversing nonexistent edges.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_backtracking_cycle_splice · Uses: G001, S025

S027 · implies

Before

Hierholzer current stack=[0, 1];top vertex has NO unused incident edge

After

finalize top into reverse output=[3, 2, 1];remaining stack=[0]

Conditions: none

Backtrack and collect vertices in reverse only when no unused incident edge remains.This records the splicing of closed segments without traversing nonexistent edges.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_backtracking_cycle_splice · Uses: G001, S026

S028 · implies

Before

Hierholzer current stack=[0];top vertex has NO unused incident edge

After

finalize top into reverse output=[3, 2, 1, 0];remaining stack=[]

Conditions: none

Backtrack and collect vertices in reverse only when no unused incident edge remains.This records the splicing of closed segments without traversing nonexistent edges.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_constructive_backtracking_cycle_splice · Uses: G001, S027

S029 · implies

Before

connected nonisolated support=[0, 1, 2, 3];odd vertices=[0, 3];finished reversed construction

After

ACTUAL Euler witness walk=[0, 1, 2, 3];actual ORIGINAL edge order=[0, 1, 2];every original edge once;endpoints have required parity

Conditions: none

Map every step of the final walk back to original edges and verify length m+1,unique indices and complete coverage.This directly witnesses existence in this graph.With no odd vertices it closes;with two its endpoints are precisely those vertices.Parity alone is not the existence certificate,and no Hamiltonian property follows.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_sufficiency_actual_full_edge_witness_not_parity_alone · Uses: G001, S028

S030 · implies

Before

nonisolated support=[0, 1, 2, 3];support connected=Yes;WHOLE carrier Fin(5) connected=No

After

Euler type=open_euler_trail;isolated_vertices_do_not_break_edge_support_connectivity

Conditions: none

Euler's objective is using every edge,not visiting every vertex.Retain the two distinct connectivity fields without substituting one for the other.No Hamiltonian conclusion is supplied.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: euler_isolates_not_full_connectivity_or_Hamilton_claim · Uses: G001, S029

Reverse checks

  • S030 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S029 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S028 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S027 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S026 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S025 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S024 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S023 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S022 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S021 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Euler vertex4 exact incident edge count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Euler vertex3 exact incident edge count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Euler vertex2 exact incident edge count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Euler vertex1 exact incident edge count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Euler vertex0 exact incident edge count with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([0, 1, 2, 3], Yes, No, [0, 3], open_euler_trail, isolated_vertices_do_not_break_edge_support_connectivity)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

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Review date: 2026-10-26

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