# we-solve research prompt: Math-1376, Splitting a digraph with minimum outdegree constraints

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/splitting-a-digraph-with-minimum-outdegree-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 3265; source catalogue code OPG-46456
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\section*{Splitting a digraph with minimum outdegree constraints}\label{3265}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 3265 · OPG-46456 · Graph Theory · OpenGarden}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $D=(V,A)$ be a finite simple loopless digraph; two opposite arcs between a pair are allowed. The outdegree $d_D^+(v)$ is the number of arcs leaving $v$, and the minimum outdegree is $\delta^+(D)=\min_vd_D^+(v)$. For $X\subseteq V$, the induced subdigraph $D[X]$ retains precisely the arcs with both endpoints in $X$.

For every positive integer $d$, ask whether a finite integer $f(d)$ exists such that every $D$ with $\delta^+(D)\ge f(d)$ admits a partition
\[
 V=X\mathbin{\dot\cup}Y,\qquad X,Y\ne\varnothing,
 \qquad\delta^+(D[X])\ge d,\quad\delta^+(D[Y])\ge d.
\]
If a threshold exists, $f(d)$ denotes the least possible one. The desired bound depends only on $d$, not on the order of the digraph. Arcs between the parts do not contribute to either required outdegree, and there is no balancing condition on their cardinalities.

This states the intended threshold problem: the source’s abbreviated sentence says minimum outdegree $d$ where its function $f(d)$ must occur. The latter reading would generally fail already for small examples and would leave the threshold undefined. The two parts need only satisfy their internal minimum outdegree conditions; they are not required to be strongly connected or to induce tournaments. An answer should settle finite existence for every $d$, with quantitative bounds providing additional information.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Does sufficiently large minimum outdegree, depending only on d, force a partition into two nonempty induced digraphs each of minimum outdegree at least d?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 3265 (OPG-46456), OpenGarden. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Open Problem Garden, Splitting a digraph with minimum outdegree constraints. Original problem and discussion.
\url{http://www.openproblemgarden.org/op/splitting_a_digraph_with_minimum_outdegree_constraints}.
\item[S3] N. Alon, Splitting digraphs, Combinatorics, Probability and Computing 15 (2006).
\url{https://web.math.princeton.edu/~nalon/PDFS/split.pdf}.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/OPG-46456

## 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-3265
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)