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For r-regular graphs (r at least 3), the independent domination number is at most the minimum maximal matching number.

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Statement

For every connected $r$-regular graph $G$ with $r \ge 3$, $i(G) \le \mu^{*}(G)$, where $i$ is the independent domination number and $\mu^{*}$ the minimum maximal matching (saturation) number.

Assessment

Renown 1/5

A specialist conjecture from automated conjecturing, open since 2020.

Attackability 4/5

Both invariants exactly computable by ILP at searchable sizes; generalized Petersen graphs sit on the equality ridge in large numbers, giving abundant seeds. A July 2026 structured search (several hundred exact evaluations plus ridge hill-climbing) found a wide equality plateau but no crossing, suggesting a hidden counting obstruction.

finite witness
5/5
oracle cost
3/5
freshness
3/5
seedability
5/5

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