# we-solve research prompt: Math-2074, Acyclic orientation with parity constraints

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/acyclic-orientation-with-parity-constraints/).

## Rules
- The archive includes some of the hardest research problems. Submit only significant contributions to challenging problems. Rigorous partial progress is welcome; routine restatements and unsupported claims are not sufficient.
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 3000003; source catalogue code AMR-029-0003
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\section*{Acyclic orientation with parity constraints}\label{3000003}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 3000003 · AMR-029-0003 · Combinatorics · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $G=(V,E)$ be a finite loopless undirected graph; parallel edges,
if present, are counted separately. An orientation chooses one direction
for each edge. It is acyclic if it contains no directed cycle.
For $T\subseteq V$, a $T$-parity orientation satisfies
\[
 d_D^-(v)\equiv\begin{cases}1&v\in T,\\0&v\notin T\end{cases}
                       \pmod2,
\]
where $d_D^-(v)$ counts arcs entering $v$.

Give a structural, effectively usable characterization of the pairs
$(G,T)$ admitting an acyclic $T$-parity orientation. The all-even case
$T=\varnothing$ is a separately highlighted subproblem. An equivalent
ordering formulation asks for a linear ordering of $V$ in which each
vertex has an odd number of incident edges to earlier vertices exactly
when it belongs to $T$.

The third source question asks which graphs have this property for
every proper subset $T\subsetneq V$ satisfying
\[
                         |T|\equiv|E|\pmod2.
\]
An orientation may be chosen separately for each such $T$.
The parity condition is necessary because the sum of all indegrees is
$|E|$; every connected component also has its own parity constraint.
Excluding $T=V$ is natural because a nonempty finite acyclic digraph
has a source of indegree zero. These necessary observations alone are
not offered as a sufficient characterization. Exhaustive enumeration
of vertex orders is finite, but does not provide the sought structural
description or an efficient recognition method.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Characterize acyclic graph orientations with prescribed indegree parity, including graphs supporting every admissible proper parity set.
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 3000003 (AMR-029-0003), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Egres Open - List of open problems, Open-problem page: Acyclic orientation with parity constraints. Original source indexed by AMR-029-0003.
\url{https://oldlemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/List_of_open_problems}.
\item[S3] EGRES Open, Acyclic orientation with parity constraints. Individual source statement and remarks.
\url{https://lemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/Acyclic_orientation_with_parity_constraints}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-029-0003

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-3000003
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)