2509.03654
Dominant vertices and attractors’ landscape for Boolean networks
A. España, W. Funez, E. Ugalde
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- Sep 28, 2025, 12:57 AM
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The paper’s Theorem 2 proves that the window map h is a semi-conjugacy F∘h = h∘F and is injective on periodic points, via a recursive construction on I^t(U) and dominance propagation; the candidate solution rederives the same recursion and the same dominance-chain propagation (essentially Theorem 1 in the paper) to conclude injectivity on periodic cycles. Aside from minor notational differences (paper reuses F for both systems; candidate writes F_U), the arguments are the same and complete. See Theorem 2 and its proof, including the recursion and the use of Theorem 1 for part (b) .
Referee report (LaTeX)
\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions \textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid \textbf{Justification:} The central theorem and its proofs are correct and well-motivated; the candidate’s proof closely tracks the paper’s argument. Minor revisions would improve readability, particularly clarifying the recursion’s stopping condition and notational overload (same symbol F used for two maps). Examples convincingly illustrate the theory; bounds and claims align with the constructed semi-conjugacy.