
The connectivity function of a matroid \(M\) is defined as \(\xi_M(X,Y)= r_M(X)+ r_M(Y)- r(M)+1\) where \(\{X,Y\}\) is a partition of the ground set \(E(M)\). Cunningham conjectured that if \(M\) and \(N\) are connected matroids on the same ground set having the same connectivity function, then \(N= M\) or \(N= M^*\). \textit{P. D. Seymour} [J. Comb. Theory, Ser. B 45, 25-30 (1988; Zbl 0671.05022)] gave a counterexample to the general case of this conjecture and proved it for the class of binary matroids. In this paper, the author proves that a connected binary matroid is reconstructible, not only in the class of binary matroids, but also in the class of all matroids. That is, if \(M\) is a connected binary matroid and \(N\) is a matroid having the same connectivity function as \(M\) and \(E(M)= E(N)\), then \(N= M\) or \(N= M^*\).
Computational Theory and Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices, connectivity function, matroids, Theoretical Computer Science
Computational Theory and Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Combinatorial aspects of matroids and geometric lattices, connectivity function, matroids, Theoretical Computer Science
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