Existence of a better host graph for three-in or three-out bowties
Determine whether there exists a graph G such that, for a bowtie orientation B with exactly three edges entering or exactly three edges exiting the center, D(G,B)>2^{n^2/4+1}.
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Indeed, we have been unable to find any graph $G$ such that $D(G, B)>2{n2/4}+1}.$
— Orientations of graphs omitting non-edge-critical directed graphs
(2502.21287 - Sheats, 28 Feb 2025) in Section 5, immediately before the discussion of upper bounds for non-anti-directed bowties