Branch excess and the final geometric exponent bound #
For a valid Hepp tree, the sum of childCount - 1 over branching vertices is
exactly leafCount - 1. Since a branching vertex has at least two children,
its child count is at most twice this excess. Combined with the ancestor-scale
geometric sum from ScaleGeometric, this proves the combinatorial part of
paper equation (5.27).
Recursive sum of childCount - 1 over a tree.
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Euler identity for a valid rooted tree, in subtraction-free form.
Forest form of the Euler identity.
The subtraction form of the valid-tree Euler identity.
The recursive excess is the sum of childCount - 1 over all vertices.
Forest companion of sum_childCount_sub_one_eq_branchExcess.
Non-branching vertices contribute zero to the excess sum.
In a valid tree, the sum of branch child counts is at most twice the total branch excess.
Valid-tree form of the branching-count estimate in paper (5.27).
Paper (5.27): after reordering by the lower branch vertex, the ancestor
scale ratios cost at most 2 * leafCount in total.