Alon's Question on Connectivity Graph-Codes: $f(d)=2^d$ for Every $d\geq 4$

arXiv:2609.02953 2026 Architecture 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Sep 4, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper constructs binary families of subgraphs whose pairwise XOR is always connected and spanning, attaining the bound of 2^d codewords on K_{d,d} for every d >= 4. The transferable asset is an algebraic generator for many sparse binary masks with a strong pairwise structural invariant, rather than the extremal graph theorem itself. This can be tested in dynamic sparse layers or MoE routing by ensuring that every mask transition preserves global communication between all units. The construction is compact: a d-bit index selects one of 2^d masks, while an irreducible binary operator generates the edge labels.

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Connectivity-coded sparse masks

Replace independently sampled sparse connectivity masks with an algebraically generated codebook in which the symmetric difference of any two distinct masks is connected and spanning on a bipartite layer graph. A d-bit state selects one of up to 2^d masks, enabling cheap mask switching without isolated units or disconnected communication components.

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Paper: Alon's Question on Connectivity Graph-Codes: $f(d)=2^d$ for Every $d\geq 4$ arXiv:2609.02953