Hamilton decompositions of all directed tori at odd modulus
Abstract
Let Dd(m) = Cay((Z/mZ)d, e0, …, ed-1) denote the directed Cayley graph on the positive coordinate basis, equivalently the Cartesian product of d directed cycles of length m. The equal side directed Hamilton decomposition problem asks when the arc set of Dd(m) partitions into d directed Hamilton cycles. We prove that such a decomposition exists for every d ≥ 2 and every odd m ≥ 3, settling the equal side directed Hamilton decomposition problem at all odd moduli. The proof combines root flat certificate theorem, a prefix count primitivity criterion, and a modular trade lifting theorem with two closure principles: the Cartesian product and the successor step b 2b+1. Together these propagate the small base dimensions d ∈ 2, 3, 5, 7 to all d ≥ 2. The boundary cases D7(3) and D7(5), where the prefix-count family saturates its zero symbol budget, are handled by explicit non prefix zero set root flat certificates whose zero set compiler. An accompanying Lean 4 formalization verifies the main theorem and the finite certificate predicates.
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