A proof of the two-path conjecture (Q5960794)

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    A proof of the two-path conjecture
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1730014

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      A proof of the two-path conjecture (English)
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      25 April 2002
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      The authors prove the following result: If a graph \(G\) decomposes into two paths \(X\) and \(Y\), each of length \(n\) with \(n\geq 2\), and \(X\) and \(Y\) have at least one common vertex, then \(G\) has a path of length \(n\) distinct from \(X\) and \(Y\).
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      connected graph
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      path
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