Guy's equality conjecture for complete graphs in specified genus ranges

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Let KnK_n be the complete graph, let StS_t be the orientable surface of genus tt, and let δt(Kn)\delta_t(K_n) and μt(Kn)\mu_t(K_n) denote its Euler excess and skewness, respectively. Guy's equality conjecture. If n=6mn=6m for m1m\geq 1, then

m1t2m23m+1m-1\leq t\leq 2m^2-3m+1

implies

δt(Kn)=μt(Kn).\delta_t(K_n)=\mu_t(K_n).

The claim is presented as a consequence of a construction based on pair-of-pants cobordisms and handles, and gives equality throughout the stated genus interval for this divisibility class.

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Primary source

Paul C. Kainen, “Skewness, crossing number and Euler's bound for graphs on surfaces”, arXiv:2501.02400 (2025).

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