Alikhani–Soltani conjecture on distinguishing parameters of Mycielskian graphs

Let GG be a connected graph of order n3n\geq 3, and let μ(G)\mu(G) denote its Mycielskian graph. Write Dist(G)\operatorname{Dist}(G) for the distinguishing number and Dist(G)\operatorname{Dist^{\prime}}(G) for the distinguishing index. Alikhani–Soltani conjecture. Except for a finite number of graphs,

Dist(μ(G))Dist(G)\operatorname{Dist}(\mu(G))\leq \operatorname{Dist}(G)

and

Dist(μ(G))Dist(G).\operatorname{Dist^{\prime}}(\mu(G))\leq \operatorname{Dist^{\prime}}(G).

This conjecture predicts that passing to the Mycielskian does not increase either distinguishing parameter for all but finitely many connected graphs. The cited source proposes the claim; no resolution is given here.

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Rowan Kennedy, Lauren Keough, Mallory Price, Nick Simmons and Sarah Zaske, “The Distinguishing Index of Mycielskian Graphs”, arXiv:2409.18195 (2024).

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