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Classical reconstruction from (n−1)-vertex induced subgraphs (Kelly–Ulam type)

Determine whether every undirected n-vertex graph is uniquely determined, up to isomorphism, by the multiset of its induced subgraphs on n−1 vertices.

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Background

As background motivation, the paper recalls the classical graph reconstruction problem from structural graph theory: reconstructing an n-vertex graph from its deck of (n−1)-vertex induced subgraphs.

Despite substantial paper, whether arbitrary graphs are reconstructible from their (n−1)-vertex decks remains unresolved.

References

Determining whether this is possible for arbitrary graphs is a famous unsolved problem .

Graph Reconstruction from Noisy Random Subgraphs (2405.04261 - McGregor et al., 7 May 2024) in Section 1 (Introduction)