On the size of edge-chromatic critical graphs (Q1334940)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 644731
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    On the size of edge-chromatic critical graphs
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 644731

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      On the size of edge-chromatic critical graphs (English)
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      26 September 1994
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      Let \(G\) be a graph with \(n\) vertices, \(m\) edges, edge-chromatic number \(\chi'(G)\) and maximum degree \(\Delta\). A conjecture of V. G. Vizing states that if \(\chi'(G)= \Delta+ 1\), but \(\chi'(G- e)< \chi'(G)\) for all edges \(e\) of \(G\), then \(m\geq {1\over 2}(n(\Delta- 1)+ 3)\). This inequality was proved for \(\Delta\leq 4\). In this paper the conjecture is proved for \(\Delta= 5\).
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      edge-chromatic critical graphs
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      Vizing conjecture
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      edge-chromatic number
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