Proof of `Stars are trees`

groundedproofs/Lax68Proofs/Relationships.lean · lax-68

What this proof establishes

no assumptions

Assuming the claims on the left, the claim on the right holds — checked by the archive's pipeline. Proof code is not displayed here.

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Description

A star is connected through its centre. A cycle would give a noncentral vertex two distinct neighbours, although its only neighbour is the centre.