# need to find an example that F* is not a subset in the largest hyperplane # see https://coauthor.tcsuestc.com/My%20Group/m/mQN2RfiLxYzQ7jAeg for counterexample from sage.all import * from sage.matroids.all import * from sage.graphs.all import * def check(M): # collect the largest hyperplane and optimal F* Hset=[] Hsize=0 Fset=[] Fstrength=1000000 for r in range(0,M.rank()): #enumerate all flats rank_deficiency=M.rank()-r for F in M.flats(r): size_deficiency=M.size()-len(F) strength=size_deficiency/rank_deficiency if strength < Fstrength: Fstrength = strength Fset = [F] elif strength == Fstrength: Fset.append(F) if r==M.rank()-1: if Hsize < len(F): Hsize = len(F) Hset = [F] elif Hsize == len(F): Hset.append(F) # print(Hsize, Fstrength) # input() for H in Hset: for F in Fset: if F<=H: return False return True f = lambda g: g.is_connected() for N in range(4,10): #enumerage connect graphs for g in filter(f, graphs(N)): print(g.size()) MG=Matroid(g) if check(MG): print("found one example!!") print(g.edges()) exit()