Equality of Euler excess and skewness for complete graphs of order divisible by six

Prove that for every integer m ≥ 1, every complete graph K_{6m}, and every orientable surface S_t with −1 ≤ t ≤ 2m² − 3m + 1, the t-excess δ_t(K_{6m}) equals the t-skewness μ_t(K_{6m}).

Background

Section 4 develops constructions relating Euler excess and skewness for complete graphs on orientable surfaces of higher genus. After describing a proposed handle-based construction for K_n when n is divisible by six, the paper formulates a conjecture covering a range of surface genera for K_{6m}.

The conjecture concerns the equality δ_t(K_n) = μ_t(K_n), where δ_t is the Euler-formula lower bound and μ_t is the minimum number of edges whose deletion makes the graph embeddable in S_t. The stated range includes the surfaces addressed by the proposed construction, but the claim itself is presented as unresolved.

References

Conjecture 1. If n = 6m for m ≥ 1, then δt(Kn) = μt(Kn) for m − 1 ≤ t ≤ 2m2 − 3m + 1.

Skewness, crossing number and Euler's bound for graphs on surfaces  (2501.02400 - Kainen, 4 Jan 2025) in Conjecture 1, Section 4, p. 9