The isometry characterization by centers of distances

Let nNn\in\mathbb{N} and let (X,d)(X,d) and (Y,ρ)(Y,\rho) be ultrametric spaces satisfying

X=Y=2n|X|=|Y|=2^n

and

C(X)=n+1,|C(X)|=n+1,

where C(X)C(X) denotes the center of distances of (X,d)(X,d). Two ultrametric spaces are isometric if there is a bijection between them preserving all distances.

The isometry characterization. The equality

C(X)=C(Y)C(X)=C(Y)

holds if and only if (X,d)(X,d) and (Y,ρ)(Y,\rho) are isometric.

This conjecture proposes that, under the stated cardinality and maximal-center hypotheses, the center of distances determines the ultrametric space up to isometry. The supplied text gives no resolution status.

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Primary source

Oleksiy Dovgoshey and Olga Rovenska, “On the center of distances of finite ultrametric spaces”, arXiv:2603.25850 (2026).

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