Asymptotic count conjecture for trihexes

Let vv be the number of vertices of a trihex, and let α(v)\alpha(v) and β(v)\beta(v) denote respectively the number of equivalence classes and the number of graph isomorphism classes of trihexes with vv vertices. Let σ(v)\sigma(v) be the number of signatures representing trihexes with vv vertices.

Asymptotic count conjecture. As vv \to \infty, the counts α(v)\alpha(v) and β(v)\beta(v) are respectively asymptotic to

13σ(v)and16σ(v).\dfrac{1}{3}\sigma(v) \quad\text{and}\quad \dfrac{1}{6}\sigma(v).

The bounds preceding the conjecture arise because each trihex can have up to three signatures up to equivalence and up to six signatures up to graph isomorphism. Computations suggest that the two counts are close to the corresponding lower bounds, but the asymptotic assertion remains unproved in the supplied text.

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Linda Green and Stellen Li, “Polyhedra with hexagonal and triangular faces and three faces around each vertex”, arXiv:2306.15820 (2023).

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