# we-solve research prompt: Math-1882, Head-disjoint strongly connected orientations

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/head-disjoint-strongly-connected-orientations/).

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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 3000041; source catalogue code AMR-029-0041
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\section*{Head-disjoint strongly connected orientations}\label{3000041}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 3000041 · AMR-029-0041 · Combinatorics · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $H=(V,\mathcal E)$ be a finite $3$-uniform hypergraph: every
hyperedge is a three-element subset of $V$. Hyperedges may be indexed
separately if repetitions are allowed. An orientation chooses one
head $h(E)\in E$ for each hyperedge. The other vertices of $E$ can
reach that head in one directed step.

Call an orientation strongly connected when every nonempty proper
$X\subset V$ has a hyperedge with
\[
                         h(E)\in X,\qquad E\setminus X\ne\varnothing.
\]
This is equivalently mutual reachability through finite directed
hyperedge steps. Three orientations $h_1,h_2,h_3$ are head-disjoint
when their three heads on every fixed $E$ are distinct, and hence
together use all vertices of that triple.

Characterize the $3$-uniform hypergraphs admitting three head-disjoint
strongly connected orientations. Seek conditions expressed in the
unoriented hypergraph that are both necessary and sufficient, together
with a construction when feasible.

Each orientation uses every hyperedge, so the requested disjointness
does not mean an edge partition into three subhypergraphs. A necessary
condition for every nontrivial $X$ is
$\sum_{E\text{ crossing }X}|E\cap X|\ge3$: across the three orientations
each crossing edge can contribute exactly $|E\cap X|$ heads inside $X$.
Whether proposed cut conditions suffice is part of the characterization
problem, not assumed in the definition.
\subsection{Short English statement}
When can every triple of a hypergraph be given three different
heads so that each of the three resulting orientations is strongly connected?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 3000041 (AMR-029-0041), 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: Head-disjoint strongly connected orientations. Original source indexed by AMR-029-0041.
\url{https://oldlemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/List_of_open_problems}.
\item[S3] EGRES Open, Head-disjoint strongly connected orientations. Individual source page and explanatory remarks.
\url{https://lemon.cs.elte.hu/egres/open/Head-disjoint_strongly_connected_orientations}.
\item[S4] Strongly Connected Orientations and Integer Lattices, hypergraph orientation definitions and related conjectures.
\url{https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/127860/3/978-3-031-93112-3_1.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-029-0041

## 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-3000041
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)
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Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)