On a 2-factor with a specified edge in a graph satisfying the Ore condition (Q1850026)

Let \(k\) be an integer greater than one, and let \(G\) be a simple graph with at least \(4k+1\) vertices. In the paper, it is proved that if \(\sigma_2(G)\geq |V(G)|\), then for an edge \(e\) of \(G\), there exists a 2-factor with \(k\) cycles that contains \(e\), or \(|V(G)|\) is even and \(G\) has a vertex cover of size \(|V(G)|/2\) containing both endpoints of \(e\). Here \(\sigma_2(G)\) denotes the minimum degree sum for a pair of non-adjacent vertices.