The isometry characterization by centers of distances

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Let n∈Nn\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.

References

Primary source

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

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