The problem
Claim: every finite simple graph G with at least three vertices is determined up to isomorphism by its multiset of vertex-deleted subgraphs {G − v : v ∈ V(G)} (its 'deck').
The Reconstruction Conjecture
openHistory & significance
Posed by Kelly (1942 thesis, with Ulam's Conjectures book spreading it). True for trees (Kelly), regular graphs, disconnected graphs, most random graphs (Bollobás: almost every graph is reconstructible), and graphs with many vertices of degree 1-2 families; the analogous EDGE-reconstruction is proven asymptotically for dense graphs (Gowers, 2024). Verified computationally to 13 vertices. If false, the counterexample will be stranger than anything currently imaginable — which is precisely why the problem endures.
Still open.
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