A Blueprint for the Formalization of Seymour's Matroid Decomposition Theorem
Abstract
This document is a blueprint for the formalization in Lean of the structural theory of regular matroids underlying Seymour's decomposition theorem. We present a modular account of regularity via totally unimodular representations, show that regularity is preserved under $1$-, $2$-, and $3$-sums, and establish regularity for several special classes of matroids, including graphic, cographic, and the matroid $R_{10}$. The blueprint records the logical structure of the proof, the precise dependencies between results, and their correspondence with Lean declarations. It is intended both as a guide for the ongoing formalization effort and as a human-readable reference for the organization of the proof.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Computability
Logic
AI Algorithms
programming
and type systems
Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 3 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint