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For a given Positive Integer , does there exist a Weighted Tree with
Vertices whose paths have weights 1, 2, ...,
, where
is a Binomial Coefficient?
Taylor showed that no such Tree can exist unless it is a Perfect Square or a Perfect Square plus 2.
No such Trees are known except
, 3, 4, and 6.
See also Golomb Ruler, Perfect Difference Set
References
Honsberger, R. Mathematical Gems III. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 56-60, 1985.
Leech, J. ``Another Tree Labeling Problem.'' Amer. Math. Monthly 82, 923-925, 1975.
Taylor, H. ``Odd Path Sums in an Edge-Labeled Tree.'' Math. Mag. 50, 258-259, 1977.