Finite four-point obstruction conjecture for labeled star graph ultrametric spaces

Let (X,d)(X^*,d^*) be a finite ultrametric space. The space XX^* is a US-space when it belongs to the class US{\bf US} of ultrametric spaces generated by labeled star graphs. A four-point subspace is weakly similar to another metric space when there is a similarity between them, allowing a positive rescaling of the distance. Finite four-point obstruction conjecture. The following statements are equivalent:

  1. (X,d)US(X^*,d^*) \notin {\bf US}.
  2. (X,d)(X^*,d^*) contains a four-point subspace which is weakly similar either to (X4,d4)(X_4,d_4) or to (Y4,ρ4)(Y_4,\rho_4).

This conjecture proposes that the two displayed four-point spaces are the complete finite obstructions to membership in US{\bf US}; its resolution is not supplied in the source.

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Oleksiy Dovgoshey, Omer Cantor and Olga Rovenska, “Compact ultrametric spaces generated by labeled star graphs”, arXiv:2504.02425 (2025).

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