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### Understanding the Problem First, let's break down the problem to ensure I understand it correctly. **Graph Setup:** - We have a complete graph \( K_n \) with \( n \) vertices. This means every pair of distinct vertices is connected by an edge. - An adversary assigns a color to each vertex from a set of \( q \) colors. The assignment must be a proper vertex coloring, meaning no two adjacent vertices share the same color. In \( K_n \), since every vertex is adjacent to every other vertex, this implies that all vertices must have distinct colors. So, the coloring corresponds to assigning each vertex a unique color from the \( q \) available colors, implying \( q \geq n \). **Guessing Mechanism:** - Each vertex \( v \) can see the colors of all its neighbors (which in \( K_n \) is all other vertices except itself). - Based on these observations, each vertex simultaneously guesses its own color. - The goal is to design a deterministic guessing strategy (a function for each vertex that maps the colors of its neighbors to a guess for its own color) such that for every proper coloring (i.e., every assignment of distinct colors to vertices), at least one vertex guesses its color correctly. **Objective:** - Find the largest integer \( q \) (the proper coloring hat guessing number) for which such a strategy exists. ### Initial Observations 1. **Proper Coloring in \( K_n \):** As mentioned, in a complete graph, a proper coloring requires all vertices to have distinct colors. So, the coloring is essentially a permutation of \( n \) distinct colors from the \( q \) available. 2. **Information Available to Each Vertex:** Each vertex sees the colors of all other \( n - 1 \) vertices. Since all colors are distinct, it knows the set of colors used on the other vertices, and thus knows that its own color is one of the remaining \( q - (n - 1) \) colors not seen among its neighbors. 3. **Guessing Strategy:** Each vertex's guess is a function of the colors it sees. We need to ensure that no matter how the colors are assigned (as long as they're distinct), at least one vertex guesses correctly. 4. **Relation to Hat Guessing Games:** This seems related to classic hat guessing puzzles where participants guess their own hat color based on others'. The key difference here is the constraint that the coloring is proper (all colors distinct in \( K_n \)). ### Trying Small Cases To build intuition, let's consider small values of \( n \). **Case \( n = 1 \):** - Single vertex, no edges. A proper coloring assigns any of the \( q \) colors to it. - The vertex sees no neighbors (empty observation), and must guess its own color. - To guarantee at least one correct guess (which is just this vertex), it must guess correctly always. - But since it has no information, the only way to guarantee correctness is if there's only one possible color, i.e., \( q = 1 \). - So, the proper coloring hat guessing number is 1. **Case \( n = 2 \):** - Two vertices, each connected to the other. - Proper coloring: both vertices must have different colors. - Each vertex sees the other's color. - They must guess their own color based on the other's color. - We need that in every proper coloring, at least one guesses correctly. - Let's denote the colors as \( c_1 \) and \( c_2 \), assigned to vertices \( v_1 \) and \( v_2 \) respectively, with \( c_1 \neq c_2 \). - Suppose \( v_1 \) sees \( c_2 \), and guesses \( g_1(c_2) \). - \( v_2 \) sees \( c_1 \), and guesses \( g_2(c_1) \). - We need that for all \( c_1 \neq c_2 \), at least one of \( g_1(c_2) = c_1 \) or \( g_2(c_1) = c_2 \) holds. - This must hold for all pairs \( (c_1, c_2) \) with \( c_1 \neq c_2 \). - Let's think about the maximum \( q \) where this is possible. - If \( q = 2 \), colors are, say, {A, B}. - Possible assignments: (A,B) and (B,A). - For (A,B): - v1 sees B, guesses g1(B). Needs g1(B) = A to be correct. - v2 sees A, guesses g2(A). Needs g2(A) = B to be correct. - At least one must be correct, so either g1(B)=A or g2(A)=B. - Similarly for (B,A): - v1 sees A, guesses g1(A). Needs g1(A)=B. - v2 sees B, guesses g2(B). Needs g2(B)=A. - At least one correct: g1(A)=B or g2(B)=A. - Can we define g1, g2 to satisfy both? - From first: g1(B)=A or g2(A)=B. - From second: g1(A)=B or g2(B)=A. - No immediate contradiction, so possible. - For example, set g1(B)=A, g1(A)=B; g2 arbitrary, say g2(A)=A, g2(B)=B. - Then (A,B): g1(B)=A correct. - (B,A): g1(A)=B correct. - So q=2 works. - Can q=3 work? Colors {A,B,C}. - Need to handle all pairs where c1 != c2. - For any two distinct colors, say A and B, when v1 sees B, it must guess A or C; but to cover all cases, it's tricky. - It seems that as q increases, the guesses become too sparse to guarantee a hit. - Intuitively, q=2 seems to be the maximum for n=2. **Generalizing from n=1,2:** For n=1, q=1; n=2, q=2. Perhaps the proper coloring hat guessing number of K_n is n. But let's think more carefully about general n. ### General Approach We need to design guessing functions \( g_v \) for each vertex \( v \), where \( g_v \) takes the colors of all other vertices (all distinct, since it's a proper coloring) and outputs a guess for \( v \)'s color. The condition is that for every assignment of distinct colors to vertices, at least one \( v \) has \( g_v \) equal to its actual color. This is equivalent to saying that the guessing functions "cover" all possible proper colorings in the sense that no proper coloring leaves all guesses incorrect. This seems related to the concept of a "covering code" or "dominating set" in some function space, but it's not immediately clear how to apply those. Alternatively, think about the maximum \( q \) where such functions can exist. Suppose \( q = n \). Then the coloring is a permutation of the \( n \) colors. Each vertex sees the other \( n - 1 \) colors, and knows its color is the missing one. So, it can simply guess the missing color, and always be correct. Thus, for q=n, we can have all vertices guess correctly, so certainly at least one does. But the question asks for the largest q where at least one is correct, so q >= n is possible. But is q > n possible? Suppose q = n + 1. The coloring assigns n distinct colors from n + 1. Each vertex sees n - 1 colors, and knows its own is one of the remaining 2. It must guess one of these two, and we need that in every coloring, at least one guesses correctly. This seems harder to guarantee as q increases beyond n. In fact, it seems that the maximum q is n, because for q = n, the strategy where each vertex guesses the missing color works perfectly (all correct), and for q > n, it's impossible to guarantee that at least one is correct because the guesses become too sparse to cover all possibilities. But wait, for n=1, q=1; n=2, q=2; so it seems q=n is the answer. But let's think about q=n+1 for n=2: q=3. Earlier, for n=2, q=2 worked, but q=3 seemed impossible. This aligns with q=n being the maximum. ### Verifying q = n is Achievable For q = n, the coloring assigns n distinct colors to n vertices, so it's a bijection. Each vertex sees the other n - 1 colors, and knows its own color is the missing one. So, it can guess the missing color, and always be correct. Thus, for q = n, we can have all vertices guess correctly, so certainly at least one does. ### Showing q > n is Not Achievable For q > n, say q = n + 1, the coloring assigns n distinct colors from n + 1. Each vertex sees n - 1 colors, and knows its own color is one of the remaining 2. It must guess one of these two, and we need that in every coloring, at least one guesses correctly. However, it's impossible to guarantee this because the adversary can choose the coloring such that all vertices guess incorrectly by ensuring that for each vertex, the two possible colors are such that its guess is the other one. This is similar to the idea that as the number of possible colors increases beyond the number of vertices, the ability to guarantee a correct guess diminishes. More formally, for q > n, the number of possible colors not seen by a vertex is q - (n - 1) = q - n + 1 >= 2. Each vertex must guess one of these, and it's possible to arrange the coloring such that all guesses are incorrect, contradicting the requirement that at least one is correct. Thus, the maximum q is n. ### Final Answer After carefully considering small cases and generalizing, the proper coloring hat guessing number of the complete graph \( K_n \) is: **The proper coloring hat guessing number of \( K_n \) is \( n \).**

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### Understanding the Problem First, let's break down the problem to ensure I understand it correctly. **Graph Setup:** - We have a complete graph \( K_n \) with \( n \) vertices. - An adversary assigns a proper vertex coloring to \( K_n \) using \( q \) colors. A proper coloring means no two adjacent vertices share the same color. **Hat Guessing Game:** - Each vertex (representing a player) cannot see its own color but can see the colors of all its neighbors. - In \( K_n \), every vertex is connected to every other vertex, so each vertex sees the colors of all other \( n-1 \) vertices. - All vertices simultaneously guess their own color based on the colors they observe. - The goal is to determine the largest \( q \) (the number of colors) such that there exists a deterministic guessing strategy where, for every proper coloring with \( q \) colors, at least one vertex guesses its color correctly. **Proper Coloring Hat Guessing Number:** This is defined as the largest \( q \) for which such a strategy exists where at least one vertex always guesses correctly under any proper \( q \)-coloring. ### Initial Observations 1. **Complete Graph \( K_n \):** - Every vertex is adjacent to every other vertex. - In a proper coloring, all vertices must have distinct colors (since any two vertices are adjacent). - Therefore, the chromatic number \( \chi(K_n) = n \), meaning at least \( n \) colors are needed for a proper coloring. Wait a minute—this seems important. If \( \chi(K_n) = n \), then a proper coloring with \( q \) colors implies \( q \geq n \). But the adversary is assigning a proper coloring using \( q \) colors, so \( q \) must be at least \( n \). But we're looking for the largest \( q \) where the guessing strategy works. This seems to imply that \( q \) can be larger than \( n \), but the coloring must still be proper (i.e., all colors distinct in \( K_n \)). Actually, the proper coloring condition in \( K_n \) means that all vertices must have distinct colors, regardless of \( q \). So \( q \) can be any integer \( \geq n \), but the coloring must assign distinct colors to all vertices. So the "proper coloring" condition is that the coloring is injective (no two vertices share a color), not that it uses exactly \( q \) colors in the sense of the chromatic number. Maybe rephrasing: the adversary assigns colors from a set of size \( q \), with all vertices getting distinct colors (since it's a proper coloring in \( K_n \)). 2. **Guessing Strategy:** - Each vertex sees all other colors (since it's a complete graph). - Based on the multiset (or set, since all are distinct) of colors it sees, it guesses its own color. - We need that in every such coloring, at least one vertex's guess is correct. 3. **Deterministic Strategy:** - Each vertex has a function that takes the colors of its neighbors (all other vertices) and outputs a guess for its own color. - The strategy is fixed beforehand, and the adversary knows it (since it's deterministic and we're to find if such a strategy exists for given \( q \)). ### Simplifying the Problem Given that in \( K_n \), a proper coloring assigns distinct colors to all vertices, let's denote the colors as \( c_1, c_2, \ldots, c_n \), all distinct, from a set of size \( q \). Each vertex \( v_i \) sees all colors except \( c_i \). It must guess \( c_i \) based on \( \{c_j\}_{j \neq i} \). We need to design functions \( f_i \) for each \( v_i \) such that \( f_i(\{c_j\}_{j \neq i}) \) is a guess for \( c_i \), and for any distinct assignment of \( c_j \), at least one \( f_i \) outputs \( c_i \). This seems related to the idea of "covering" all possible colorings where all colors are distinct, ensuring that at least one guess is correct. ### Trying Small Cases Let's try small \( n \) to see if a pattern emerges. **Case \( n = 1 \):** - \( K_1 \) is a single vertex. - It must guess its own color without seeing anything. - The adversary assigns one color from \( q \) colors to it. - The vertex must guess correctly, so its strategy must be to guess some fixed color, say color 1. - For the strategy to work, the adversary must assign color 1, meaning \( q = 1 \). - If \( q > 1 \), the adversary can assign a different color, and the guess is wrong. - So, the proper coloring hat guessing number is 1. But wait, in \( K_1 \), a proper coloring is just assigning a color to the single vertex, with no restrictions (since there are no edges). The chromatic number is 1, so \( q \geq 1 \). The strategy must work for any assignment, meaning the vertex must always guess correctly, which is only possible if there's only one color. So \( q = 1 \). **Case \( n = 2 \):** - \( K_2 \) has two vertices, say \( v_1 \) and \( v_2 \). - A proper coloring assigns distinct colors to \( v_1 \) and \( v_2 \), from \( q \) colors. - Each vertex sees the other's color. - \( v_1 \) sees \( c_2 \) and guesses \( c_1 \). - \( v_2 \) sees \( c_1 \) and guesses \( c_2 \). - We need that for any distinct \( c_1, c_2 \), at least one guess is correct. - Suppose \( v_1 \)'s strategy is to guess the color it sees (i.e., \( c_2 \)), but this would mean it guesses \( c_2 \) for \( c_1 \), which is wrong unless \( c_1 = c_2 \), but they must be distinct. - Alternatively, maybe it guesses some fixed color, but that can't always be correct. - Maybe the strategies are more clever: e.g., \( v_1 \) guesses the smallest color not in \( \{c_2\} \), but since \( q \geq 2 \), this could be correct or not. - Actually, since \( c_1 \neq c_2 \), and \( v_1 \) sees \( c_2 \), it can guess any color not equal to \( c_2 \), and similarly for \( v_2 \). - To ensure at least one correct, perhaps they can coordinate so that their guesses cover the possibility. - For \( q = 2 \), colors are 1 and 2. - If \( c_1 = 1 \), \( c_2 = 2 \): - \( v_1 \) sees 2, must guess 1. - \( v_2 \) sees 1, must guess 2. - Both guess correctly, so this works. - Similarly for \( c_1 = 2 \), \( c_2 = 1 \). - For \( q = 3 \), colors can be any distinct pair from {1,2,3}. - E.g., \( c_1 = 1 \), \( c_2 = 2 \): - \( v_1 \) sees 2, must guess 1. - \( v_2 \) sees 1, must guess 2. - Both correct. - Similarly for other pairs. - It seems that for \( n = 2 \), any \( q \geq 2 \) works, because the vertices can always guess the unique color not in what they see (since \( q = n = 2 \), but for larger \( q \), they can still guess correctly by choosing the unique missing color if \( q = n \), but for \( q > n \), they can't necessarily guess correctly because there are multiple missing colors. Wait, no, in \( K_n \), a proper coloring assigns distinct colors, so the number of colors used is exactly \( n \), but \( q \) is the size of the palette from which these colors are chosen. So for \( n = 2 \), \( q \) can be any \( \geq 2 \), but the actual colors assigned are two distinct ones from the \( q \). The strategies can be: - \( v_1 \) guesses the smallest color not in \( \{c_2\} \), which is correct if \( c_1 \) is that color. - Similarly, \( v_2 \) guesses the smallest color not in \( \{c_1\} \). For \( q = 2 \), this works as above. For \( q = 3 \), if \( c_1 = 1 \), \( c_2 = 2 \): - \( v_1 \) sees 2, guesses 1 (correct). - \( v_2 \) sees 1, guesses 2 (correct). If \( c_1 = 2 \), \( c_2 = 1 \): - \( v_1 \) sees 1, guesses 2 (correct). - \( v_2 \) sees 2, guesses 1 (correct). If \( c_1 = 1 \), \( c_2 = 3 \): - \( v_1 \) sees 3, guesses 1 (correct, since 1 is the smallest missing). - \( v_2 \) sees 1, guesses 2 (but \( c_2 = 3 \), so wrong). But at least one is correct (v1). Similarly, other assignments seem to have at least one correct. So for \( n = 2 \), it seems \( q \) can be arbitrarily large, but this contradicts the idea that the number should be finite. Maybe the proper coloring hat guessing number is infinite for \( n = 2 \), but this seems unlikely given the definition. Alternatively, perhaps the strategies must be independent of \( q \), but the definition allows the strategy to depend on \( q \). Wait, the definition is that for a given \( q \), does there exist a strategy where for any proper coloring with \( q \) colors, at least one guess is correct. For \( n = 2 \), it seems that for any \( q \), such strategies exist, so the proper coloring hat guessing number is infinite, but this seems counterintuitive. Maybe the answer is that for \( K_n \), the number is \( n \), meaning that for \( q > n \), no such strategy exists, and for \( q \leq n \), it does. For \( n = 2 \), \( q = 2 \) works, and \( q > 2 \) also seems to work based on the above, so perhaps the answer is that it's infinite for \( n \geq 2 \), but this seems too trivial. Alternatively, perhaps the strategies must be fixed for all \( q \), but the definition allows the strategy to depend on \( q \), so for each \( q \), we can have a strategy, meaning the number is unbounded. But the question asks for the largest \( q \) where such a strategy exists, implying that for \( q \) larger than this, no strategy exists, so perhaps the answer is that it's infinite, meaning for any \( q \), such strategies exist, so the "largest" is infinity. But this seems unsatisfactory, so perhaps I'm missing something. **Re-evaluating:** In \( K_n \), a proper coloring assigns distinct colors to all vertices, so the number of colors actually used is \( n \), but \( q \) is the size of the palette from which these colors are chosen. The strategies must ensure that for any injection from vertices to \( q \) colors, at least one vertex guesses correctly. For \( q = n \), the strategies can be: Each vertex guesses the unique color not present in what it sees (since exactly one color is missing from the \( n \) colors, which is its own color). For \( q > n \), the vertices see \( n-1 \) distinct colors, and there are \( q - (n - 1) \) missing colors from the palette, but their own color is one of these, so they can't necessarily guess correctly unless \( q - (n - 1) = 1 \), i.e., \( q = n \). Wait, this seems key: for \( q = n \), each vertex sees \( n-1 \) distinct colors, so the unique missing color from the \( n \) colors is its own color, so it can guess correctly. For \( q > n \), there are multiple missing colors from the palette, so no strategy can guarantee that a vertex guesses correctly, because the adversary can assign a color from the missing ones that the strategy doesn't pick. Thus, the largest \( q \) where such a strategy exists is \( q = n \). For \( n = 1 \), \( q = 1 \). For \( n = 2 \), \( q = 2 \). This seems consistent. ### Final Reasoning In \( K_n \), a proper coloring assigns distinct colors to all vertices, so exactly \( n \) distinct colors are used (from a palette of size \( q \)). Each vertex sees \( n-1 \) distinct colors (all others). - If \( q = n \), then the total number of colors is \( n \), so the unique color not seen by a vertex is its own color. Thus, each vertex can determine its color correctly by taking the unique color not in what it sees. Hence, all guess correctly, so at least one does. - If \( q > n \), then the number of colors not seen by a vertex is \( q - (n - 1) \geq 2 \), so the vertex cannot determine its color uniquely from what it sees. Any guessing strategy cannot guarantee correctness, because the adversary can assign a color from the missing ones that the strategy doesn't pick, making all guesses incorrect. Therefore, the largest \( q \) for which such a strategy exists is \( q = n \). ### Answer The proper coloring hat guessing number of the complete graph \( K_n \) is **n**.

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