End spaces and tree-decompositions

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DOI10.1016/J.JCTB.2023.02.007zbMATH Open1512.05306arXiv2205.09865MaRDI QIDQ6038587FDOQ6038587


Authors: Marcel Koloschin, Thilo Krill, Max F. Pitz Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 2 May 2023

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

Abstract: We present a systematic investigation into how tree-decompositions of finite adhesion capture topological properties of the space formed by a graph together with its ends. As main results, we characterise when the ends of a graph can be distinguished, and characterise which subsets of ends can be displayed by a tree-decomposition of finite adhesion. In particular, we show that a subset Psi of the ends of a graph G can be displayed by a tree-decomposition of finite adhesion if and only if Psi is Gdelta (a countable intersection of open sets) in |G|, the topological space formed by a graph together with its ends. Since the undominated ends of a graph are easily seen to be Gdelta, this provides a structural explanation for Carmesin's result that the set of undominated ends can always be displayed.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.09865




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