Resolution of the Oberwolfach problem (Q2039583)
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Resolution of the Oberwolfach problem (English)
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5 July 2021
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Summary: The Oberwolfach problem, posed by G. Ringel in 1967, asks for a decomposition of \(K_{2n+1}\) into edge-disjoint copies of a given 2-factor. We show that this can be achieved for all large \(n\). We actually prove a significantly more general result, which allows for decompositions into more general types of factors. In particular, this also resolves the Hamilton-Waterloo problem for large \(n\).
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decompositions
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resolvable designs
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2-factors
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cycles
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