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Seven Exact Finite Zarankiewicz Numbers from a Single 13 x 18 Core

Shengteng Hou

math.COarXiv:2608.08549

Abstract

We present a unified proof and certificate package establishing seven exact finite Zarankiewicz values for the forbidden graph K3,3: z(12,18;3)=108, z(13,17;3)=110, z(13,18;3)=116, z(14,17;3)=118, z(14,18;3)=124, z(15,17;3)=126, and z(15,18;3)=132. The witnesses form a connected family generated by an explicit 13 × 18 matrix with 116 ones. Deleting one row or one column and adding either of exactly two admissible weight-eight rows for this fixed labeled core produces the remaining witnesses. The exceptional upper-bound closure, z(12,18;3)≤108, combines the published uniqueness of the extremal 12 × 17 graph with 103 edges and an exhaustive rejection of all 126=924 possible degree-six column extensions. The supplement contains all witnesses, a portable verifier, a machine-readable report, and integrity hashes. Prior numerical ingredients and the role of the present work are separated cell by cell.

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