The realization conjecture for finite distance centers of ultrametric spaces

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Let AA be a finite subset of R+\mathbb{R}^+ with 0A0\in A. For a finite ultrametric space (X,d)(X,d), let D(X)D(X) be its distance set and let C(X)C(X) be its center of distances.

The realization conjecture. There exists a finite ultrametric space (X,d)(X,d) such that

D(X)=C(X)=A.D(X)=C(X)=A.

This conjecture asks whether every finite set of nonnegative real numbers containing zero can occur simultaneously as the distance set and center of distances of a finite ultrametric space. The source mentions motivation from results of Mateusz Kula but gives no resolution status.

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

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