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Contents
  1. Complexity of Dense Perfect Hypergraph Matching
  2. Definitions and mathematical statement
  3. Shared notation.
  4. Statement recorded in the supplied source.
  5. Source status.
  6. Short English statement
  7. Sources
  8. Preparation and review.
  9. Research attempt
  10. Literature, source context and scope
  11. A dense no-instance and the distinction between existence and decision
  12. Verification and remaining gaps
  13. References and source attribution
  14. Integration review.
  15. Completion Estimate
  16. Final status and attribution

Complexity of Dense Perfect Hypergraph Matching

Definitions and mathematical statement

Shared notation.
Standard number systems are denoted by $\mathbb N,\mathbb Z,\mathbb Q,\mathbb R,\mathbb C$; index ranges, computational models and specialized notation follow the cited problem source and the definitions below.

A $k$-uniform hypergraph has edges that are $k$-element vertex subsets. A matching is a collection of pairwise disjoint edges. Its minimum $(k-1)$-codegree is the minimum number of edges containing a given $(k-1)$-subset.

A graph matching is a set of edges with pairwise disjoint endpoints, and it is perfect when every vertex is incident to one chosen edge. A weighted matching objective sums the chosen edge weights, unless an ordered objective is specified.

Statement recorded in the supplied source.
For integers $k\geq2$ and $1/k\leq c<1/2$, determine the complexity of deciding whether a $k$-uniform hypergraph $H$ with $|V(H)|\equiv0\pmod k$ and $\delta_{k-1}(H)\geq cn$ has a matching of size $n/k$. [S2]
Source status.
The supplied catalogue labels this record open. Its source-status metadata was checked against the supplied snapshot on 2026-10-11. This import does not independently establish current open status or mathematical correctness. The catalogue literature assessment is dated 2026-08-21.

Short English statement

Classify the difficulty of finding perfect matchings in uniform hypergraphs above the stated codegree threshold.

Sources

  • S1 Ulam AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, UnsolvedMath: A Curated Collection of Open Mathematics Problems, record 30000608 (OWR-1386-015). Catalogue curation and metadata: CC BY 4.0. The supplied source question is retained; definitions and the English summary are editorial additions. https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath.
  • S2 Combinatorics, Probability and Computing $2007$, Oberwolfach Reports, DOI 10.4171/owr/2006/48, pp. 2875--2952 https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2006/48. Underlying Oberwolfach Reports material retains its source-specific licence, including CC BY-SA 4.0 where applicable; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
Preparation and review.
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Research attempt

Literature, source context and scope

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A dense no-instance and the distinction between existence and decision

The report asks for the complexity of perfect matching under minimum codegree $cn$, for fixed $k\ge3$ and $1/k\le c<1/2$. The later Han--Keevash primary paper explicitly treats fixed $k$ and states a polynomial-time constructive algorithm even at codegree at least $n/k-O_k(\log n)$; its introduction also attributes the earlier decision classification to Han. Thus the historical extract does not incorporate that literature. We do not claim its algorithm as our result. Instead we test whether density alone could make every allowed instance a yes-instance.
Proposition: Let $k\mid n$, partition the vertices as $A\cup B$ with $|A|$ odd, and take exactly the $k$-sets meeting $A$ in an even number of vertices. This hypergraph has no perfect matching and has minimum codegree at least $\min(|A|,|B|)-(k-1)$.
Proof: Every edge covers an even number of vertices in $A$, so the union of any disjoint collection of edges also covers an even number there. It cannot cover all of the odd set $A$, proving absence of a perfect matching. For a fixed $(k-1)$-set $S$, if $|S\cap A|$ is odd, all extensions in $A\setminus S$ and only those have even intersection with $A$. If it is even, all extensions in $B\setminus S$ and only those qualify. In either case at least $\min(|A|,|B|)-(k-1)$ vertices extend $S$ to an edge. ∎
Choose $|A|$ odd within one of $n/2$. Then the lower bound is at least $n/2-k$, which exceeds $cn$ for every fixed $c<1/2$ once $n$ is sufficiently large. Consequently the original density promise does not itself force existence. The source already discusses parity constructions of this kind; this proof is an explicit analysis of the failed density-only route, not a new obstruction theorem.

Verification and remaining gaps

For $k=3,n=12,|A|=5$, exhaustive edge and vertex-mask matching calculations give minimum codegree 4 and maximum matching size 3, although $n/k=4$. Thus a no-instance occurs even at the lower endpoint $c=1/3$. Deciding no and providing a certificate can still be polynomial-time, as the attributed literature states; hard instances and no-instances are not synonymous. No independently derived algorithm for the full promise class, complexity lower bound, or novelty claim is supplied. The external theorem was checked at the statement and scope level, not by verifying its entire proof.

References and source attribution

Primary workshop report: https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2006/48. Relevant passages read: 2006/48 pp. 2929--2930, parity barriers and the promised perfect-matching complexity question.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.12643. Read primary introduction pp. 1--3, fixed-k convention, Theorem 1.2 and its scope; it supplies a polynomial constructive algorithm at codegree n/k minus O_k(log n) and credits earlier decision results. Full proof not independently checked.

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Integration review.
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Completion Estimate

COMPLETION: 0% No substantiated new progress toward the entire original target is claimed. The worked results and failed route are delimited above; a known result, illustrative model, or auxiliary obstruction is not counted as original-target completion.

Final status and attribution

Attempt status: unresolved. This describes this research attempt, not a new ruling on the source catalogue's status or on external literature claims. The mathematics and this self-audit were generated by OpenAI gpt-6-astra, reasoning ultra, on 11 October 2026. Codex (GPT-6; exact serving revision not exposed) orchestrated the batch and contributed formatting/repository review. No human mathematical authorship, independent human proof checking, or formal verification is claimed. The historical preparation paragraphs in the reproduced catalogue body concern that body only.

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