Stable odd-cycle trade conjecture with bounded isotopy depth

Let Ln\mathcal{L}_n be the set of Latin squares of even order nn. A stable odd-cycle two-line trade is an odd-cycle trade whose canonical selection remains compatible with reapplication, and let PP range over single transpositions of two rows or two columns. Stable odd-cycle trade conjecture. For every LLnL\in\mathcal{L}_n, there exists a stable odd-cycle two-line trade in LL or in a conjugate P(L)P(L) such that the stabilized canonical rule selects the same (P,trade)(P,\text{trade}) for LL and F(L)F(L). Consequently, the resulting map is a sign-reversing involution except possibly on a residual set Resn\operatorname{Res}_n handled by a final canonical rule, with LResnsgn(L)0\sum_{L\in\operatorname{Res}_n}\operatorname{sgn}(L)\neq 0. The statement is an experimental proposal; the supplied text does not prove existence of the stable trades or the residual bias.

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Gergely Bérczi, “Evolving Local Corrections for Global Constructions in Combinatorics”, arXiv:2603.06692 (2026).

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