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A Rank-Count Theory for the Combinatorial Discretizable Distance Geometry Problem

Michael Souza·Wagner da Rocha·Carlile Lavor
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The Distance Geometry Problem (DGP) asks for a geometric realization of a weighted graph with \(n\) vertices in \(\mathbb{R}^K\) such that Euclidean distances between vertices match the given edge weights. When a vertex order where every non-seed vertex has \(K\) predecessors inducing a clique is part of the input, the search space can be discretized via \(K\)-lateration, branching into a binary tree. In this subclass, known as the Combinatorial Discretizable Distance Geometry Problem (Combinatorial DDGP), the goal is to determine the number of realizations satisfying all distance constraints. While the number of realizations is almost always \(2^{n-K}\) when no additional distance constraints are present, a topological solution count in the presence of additional constraints has remained elusive. We develop an algebraic rank-count theory for the feasible binary branch codes, proving that under mirror-separated parameters they form an affine space over \(\mathbb{F}_2\) whenever a viable reference solution exists.

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Michael Souza, Wagner da Rocha, Carlile Lavor. 2026-06-01. A Rank-Count Theory for the Combinatorial Discretizable Distance Geometry Problem. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27213

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