Description: Statement 9 in Huneke p. 2: "If n > 1, then the number of closed
n-walks v(0) ... v(n-2) v(n-1) v(n) from v = v(0) = v(n) with v(n-2) = v
is kf(n-2)". Since G is k-regular, the vertex v(n-2) = v has k
neighbors v(n-1), so there are k walks from v(n-2) = v to v(n) = v (via
each of v's neighbors) completing each of the f(n-2) walks from v=v(0)
to v(n-2)=v. This theorem holds even for k=0, but not for n=2, since
F = (/) , but ( X C 2 ) , the set of closed walks with length 2
on X , see 2clwwlk2 , needs not be (/) in this case. This is
because of the special definition of F and the usage of words to
represent (closed) walks, and does not contradict Huneke's statement,
which would read "the number of closed 2-walks v(0) v(1) v(2) from v =
v(0) = v(2) ... is kf(0)", where f(0)=1 is the number of empty closed
walks on v, see numclwlk1lem1 . If the general representation of
(closed) walk is used, Huneke's statement can be proven even for n = 2,
see numclwlk1 . This case, however, is not required to prove the
friendship theorem. (Contributed by Alexander van der Vekens, 26-Sep-2018)(Revised by AV, 29-May-2021)(Revised by AV, 6-Mar-2022)(Proof shortened by AV, 31-Jul-2022)