\(3n-5\) edges do force a subdivision of \(K_5\) (Q1307446)
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\(3n-5\) edges do force a subdivision of \(K_5\) (English)
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31 October 1999
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It is shown that a graph on at least 3 vertices and with \(3n-5\) edges contains a subdivision of \(K_5\). This was conjectured by Dirac in 1964. The proof is fairly involved.
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extremal graph theory
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