Induced subgraphs of graphs with large chromatic number. I. Odd holes

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DOI10.1016/J.JCTB.2015.10.002zbMATH Open1412.05076arXiv1410.4118OpenAlexW2560122957MaRDI QIDQ326809FDOQ326809

Paul Seymour, Alex Scott

Publication date: 12 October 2016

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: An odd hole in a graph is an induced subgraph which is a cycle of odd length at least five. In 1985, A. Gyarfas made the conjecture that for all t there exists n such that every graph with no K_t subgraph and no odd hole is n-colourable. We prove this conjecture.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.4118




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