# we-solve research prompt: Math-1872, Decomposition of oriented k-partition-connected digraphs

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/decomposition-of-oriented-k-partition-connected-digraphs/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 3000028; source catalogue code AMR-029-0028
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\section*{Decomposition of oriented k-partition-connected digraphs}\label{3000028}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 3000028 · AMR-029-0028 · Combinatorics · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $D=(V,A)$ be a finite loopless digraph, with a vertex $r$ of
indegree zero, and let $k\ge1$. Distinct parallel arcs remain distinct
edges when directions are forgotten. Say that the underlying multigraph
is $k$-partition-connected when every partition $\mathcal P$ of $V$
into nonempty classes satisfies
\[
  |\{a\in A:\text{the endpoints of }a\text{ lie in different classes}\}|
                                       \ge k(|\mathcal P|-1).
\]
Assume this condition and $d_D^-(v)\ge k$ for each $v\ne r$.

Must $A$ have a partition $A_1\sqcup\cdots\sqcup A_k$ such that every
spanning subdigraph $(V,A_i)$ is weakly connected and
\[
                           d^-_{(V,A_i)}(v)\ge1
                                  \quad(v\ne r,\ 1\le i\le k)?
\]
Weak connectivity means connectivity after discarding arc directions.
The vertex set is retained in every part, including vertices that would
otherwise be isolated.

The conclusion is not a decomposition into rooted arborescences:
directed cycles are permitted and reachability from $r$ is not separately
required. The incoming-degree and undirected connectivity conditions
must nevertheless hold in the same parts. Splitting the arcs once to
satisfy degrees and a second time to obtain connectivity would not
establish a common decomposition satisfying both requirements.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Do the natural partition-connectivity and indegree conditions
guarantee a decomposition into weakly connected spanning digraphs with positive indegree away from the root?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 3000028 (AMR-029-0028), 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: Decomposition of oriented k-partition-connected digraphs. Original source indexed by AMR-029-0028.
\url{https://oldlemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/List_of_open_problems}.
\item[S3] EGRES Open, Decomposition of oriented k-partition-connected digraphs. Individual source page and explanatory remarks.
\url{https://lemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/Decomposition_of_oriented_k-partition-connected_digraphs}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-029-0028

## 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-3000028
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)
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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:
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