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R0051-26077 · q-20261015-advance-20261115-r06-minimum-vertex-cover-0027
Use complete unique vertices=[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4] and loop-free duplicate-free undirected edges=[[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]], candidate cover=[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4]. An edge needs at least one selected endpoint. Preserve source canonical subset order. Give (candidate, cover, candidate_size, minimum_size, smaller_cover, minimum, certificate).
G001 — Use complete unique vertices=[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4] and loop-free duplicate-free undirected edges=[[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]], candidate cover=[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4]. An edge needs at least one selected endpoint. Preserve source canonical subset order. Give (candidate, cover, candidate_size, minimum_size, smaller_cover, minimum, certificate).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.
Before
source roles = [mincover-nonminimum-witness]
After
derived = [[candidate, cover, candidate_size, minimum_size, smaller_cover, minimum, certificate]]
Conditions: none
List the full source field order without JavaScript.Original modes select contract6/4/6/6 and IVT8/7/8 roles,without padding or answer-shape inference.
Rule: source_ordered_fields_without_JS · Uses: G001
Before
source roles = [[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4], [[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]], [v0, v1, v2, v3, v4]]
After
derived = [[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4], [[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]], [v0, v1, v2, v3, v4]]
Conditions: none
The carrier is nonempty with at most12 vertices;sort endpoints by UTF16 then edge families in English.Reject loops/reversed duplicates.An omitted candidate stays null,not an invented empty candidate.
Rule: Mincover_complete_simple_graph_UTF16_English_and_optional_candidate · Uses: G001, S001
Before
source roles = [[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4], [[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]], 32]
After
derived = [[10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31], [[0, 0], [1, 1], [2, 2], [3, 2], [4, 0], [5, 3], [6, 3], [7, 3], [8, 0], [9, 1], [12, 0], [16, 0], [17, 1], [18, 2], [19, 2], [20, 0], [24, 0], [25, 1], [28, 0]], [[v1, v3], [v0, v1, v3], [v0, v2, v3], [v1, v2, v3], [v0, v1, v2, v3], [v0, v2, v4], [v1, v2, v4], [v0, v1, v2, v4], [v1, v3, v4], [v0, v1, v3, v4], [v0, v2, v3, v4], [v1, v2, v3, v4], [v0, v1, v2, v3, v4]], [0, 0, 1, 6, 5, 1], 2, [[v1, v3]]]
Conditions: none
Audit every mask against every edge,retaining the first uncovered-edge refutation for each failure and every accepted set in source order.Zero smaller-size counts give a lower bound and actual minimum covers attain it.Keep all ties in numeric-mask order,not English/size order.
Rule: Mincover_ALL_masks_acceptance_refutations_ALLcovers_ALLminimizers · Uses: G001, S002
Before
source roles = [[v0, v1, v2, v3, v4], [[v0, v1], [v1, v2], [v2, v3], [v3, v4]]]
After
derived = [[[[v0, v1], Yes], [[v1, v2], Yes], [[v2, v3], Yes], [[v3, v4], Yes]], 5, 2, [v1, v3]]
Conditions: none
First qualify an actual candidate cover.The smaller witness is the first minimum from the complete source list,not an arbitrary small set.
Rule: Mincover_actual_candidate_complete_cover_and_smaller_witness · Uses: G001, S003
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 — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.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.([v0, v1, v2, v3, v4], Yes, 5, 2, [v1, v3], No, explicit_smaller_cover_refutes_minimum_status)
The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.
Review date: 2026-10-26
Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.
input commit: 0f7be61e2c22317a4075561dc822c87d881a50dboriginal question SHA-256: cf9f8b0d994509690d0b5a0e7d57f25a73d83528f1112ebc915b49b80265fbeecandidate record SHA-256: 0e1bc31b83d8b742756176c70a3d92cc344f05c611eb54090f7f5df5ee220f22semantic review receipt SHA-256: 90df1e889242e9afdf01e068788ee8500ef366ffcfc0496e30a6800de32631c3question-first witness SHA-256: ae1e849608590ca856c9f3b6911ba58e3bf53c608eb7369606192a770f48bd5cLean: NOT_RUN · human review: NOT_PERFORMED